Toledo Machining

Chrysler Toledo Machining is a Stellantis North America manufacturing plant in Perrysburg, Ohio. Construction began in 1964 with production starting in 1966. The plant manufactures steering columns and torque converters for several Stellantis factories around the world.[1]

Toledo Machining Plant
Built1964
Operated1966–present
LocationPerrysburg, Ohio
Coordinates41.553°N 83.544°W / 41.553; -83.544
IndustryAutomotive
ProductsSteering columns
Torque converters
Employees1,060
Area169 acres (0.68 km2) [1]
Volume1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) [1]
Address8000 Chrysler Drive

History

Construction started in 1964 and the plant began operations two years later. Subsecquent expansions of the factory came in 1969 (adding 226,000 m2). In August 2011 Chrysler LLC announced that it would invest $72 million to produce steering columns and torque converters for its propulsion transmissions. Chrysler LLC announced in April 2013 a new investment of $19.6 million to increase capacity of its converters.[1]

In August 2018, FCA announced that Toledo Machining would produce a key component for the first plug-in hybrid Jeep Renegade.[2] The factory also produced the power module for the Jeep Wrangler PHEV.[3]

References
  1. Toledo Machining Plant on Stellantis NA
  2. Cmbio de época: Se viene la Jeep Renegade híbrida by Marcelo Palomino on Autocosmos, 9 Oct 2018
  3. Jeep Wrangler 4xe: Probamos el híbrido sin límites at Car and Driver, 12 Jul 2021
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