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Fiat Chrysler investing additional $266M in Kokomo to increase capacity for 8-speed transmissions

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Currently, the eight-speed transmission is available on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango and Ram 1500. With the Council’s approval, work in the plant will begin immediately and be completed in the third quarter 2016. With this investment, there will be retention of employment.

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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CHrysler’s current research efforts include various strategies to warm engines and transmissions faster; to have the vehicles run at an ideal set point; and to recapture waste heat. Chrysler also manufactures the FIRE engine for the Fiat 500, which incorporates Fiat’s MultiAir technology. —Chrysler S-1. Transmissions.

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