Indiana Transmission Plant, Kokomo, Indiana

Contact: Jodi Tinson Mike McElrath Indiana Transmission Plant 3660 North U.S. Highway 931 , Kokomo, Indiana, United States Floor Space: 1.2 million square feet Acreage: 233 acres Products: 65/66/68 RFE RWD transmissions for Ram Trucks, Cummins Diesel and Heavy Duty 948TE transmissions in all-wheel, four-wheel and two-wheel drive configurations for the Jeep® Cherokee, Jeep Renegade (produced at the Melfi Assembly Plant in Italy), Chrysler Pacifica and Ram ProMaster City (produced at the TOFAS plant in Bursa, Turkey) Employment: 1,473 (1,321 hourly, 152 salaried) Union Local: UAW Local 685 Plant History: Plant completed and began production of transmissions in 1998. FCA announced in November 2010 that it would invest $843 million for production of a future generation front-wheel-drive automatic transmission for use in future vehicles. In February 2013, the Company announced an investment of $212 million at Kokomo Transmission, Kokomo Casting and Indiana Transmission plants for additional tooling and equipment to produce the eight- and nine- speed transmissions, which added up to 400 new jobs. Production of the nine-speed transmission began in May 2013. World Class Manufacturing Accomplishments Indiana Transmission Plant (ITP) was awarded bronze status for its efforts in implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) on Aug. 31, 2016. WCM is a methodology that focuses on eliminating waste, increasing productivity, and improving quality and safety in a systematic and organized way. It engages the workforce to provide and implement suggestions on how to improve their jobs and their plants, promoting a sense of ownership. (Updated: August 2021) -###- Additional information and news from Stellantis are available at: https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com .

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