Environmental Stewardship

A plug-in hybrid minivan is among the new products coming from Chrysler in the next few years, according to presentations given by Fiat Chrysler Autos executives this week.

Chrysler plans significant investments in new powertrain technologies over the next five years as stringent government emissions mandates bite hard.

Ford Motor Co.

At Chrysler’s Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, eight wall-mounted precision robots spray powder onto the 2015 Chrysler 200 after it gets a topcoat as the car moves through a three-layer paint process.

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Four General Motors plants, including one in Flint, have met the Energy Star Challenge for Industry by cutting energy use by at least 10 percent.

When Ford announced earlier this year that its new F-150 would employ aluminum for the majority of it’s construction, speculation that insurance, repair, and manufacturing costs would increase began to circulate almos

General Motors Co. GM -2.23%  on Tuesday announced a $449 million investment in two Michigan plants to bolster the development and production of its Chevrolet Volt and Cadillac ELR hybrid-electric vehicles.

Chrysler took steps to green the plant in which its large rear wheel drive sedans are built.

Ford Motor Co.’s 11 North American assembly plants are humming at 135 percent efficiency, which could grow as the automaker continues to fine-tune manufacturing processes.