Saltillo South Engine Plant
Carretera Derramadero Km. 1.5
, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Floor Space: 761,009 square feet
Acreage: 132 acres
Products:
- 3.6-liter (V-6) Pentastar Upgrade Engine for Jeep® Grand Cherokee, Jeep® Grand Cherokee L and Chrysler Pacifica
- 3.6-liter (V-6) Pentastar for Dodge Durango, Chrysler Grand Caravan, Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Wrangler Unlimited and Ram 1500
- 3.6-liter (V-6) Pentastar PHEV for Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Employment: 1,163 (1,019 hourly; 144 salaried) on three crews
Union Local: Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria Automotriz Integrada, Similares y Conexos de la República Mexicana (SNTIASCRM); National Union of Integrated Automotive and Allied Industries of Mexico
Plant History: The plant was inaugurated on October 29, 2010, by Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. The Pentastar engine is also produced at the Company's Trenton South Engine Plant (Mich.), which began production in early 2010, and the Mack Avenue Engine Plant (Detroit), which launched in January 2014.
(Updated: December 2022)
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