Stellantis Media Site Tipton Transmission Plant Contact: Frank  Matyok Ann Marie  Fortunate   Tipton Transmission Plant5880 W. St. Rd. 28 , Tipton, Indiana, United States Floor Space: 781,500 square feetAcreage: 93 acresProducts: Nine-speed SI-EVT transmission for Chrysler Pacifica HybridEmployment: 49 (37 hourly; 12 salaried)Union Local: UAW Local 685Plant History: In February 2013, FCA announced that it would acquire an existing facility in Tipton, Ind., and invest $162 million to establish an additional assembly site for the nine-speed transmission, creating up to 850 new jobs. Production of the nine-speed transmission began in April 2014.On August 3, 2022, Tipton Transmission Plant assembled the five millionth Stellantis-built 948TE nine-speed automatic transmission, and on June 19, 2023 the last nine-speed automatic transmission rolled off the line.  (Updated: Jan. 2024)