ItaliaspeedTV - Chrysler Windsor Assembly Plant - International Manufacturing

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Chrysler Group LLC - Windsor Assembly Plant, Windsor, Ontario - Canada. Manufacturing footage of minivans for international markets. Including right-hand drive and diesel minivans. Chrysler Group has announced that the company's Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario has begun production of minivans for international markets after right-hand-drive production was stalled as it entered into a partnership with Fiat. The plant was retooled late last year but right-hand-drive production of the Chrysler Town & Country didn't get underway. The facility's Flexible Manufacturing System enables diesel engined models and right-hand drive versions to be built on the same lines as the left-hand drive and gasoline minivans. The Chrysler Town & Country is called the Chrysler Grand Voyager in markets outside North America and the vehicle is sold in more than 80 countries. Chrysler first began offering right-hand drive versions of the minivan in 1997 for markets such as the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and the Philippines. For international markets, the Chrysler Grand Voyager is equipped with an optional 2.8-litre common-rail diesel (CRD) engine, which accounts for approximately 90 per cent of sales in some European countries. "In spite of an extremely challenging first half-year, Chrysler is continuing to invest in Canada," commented Reid Bigland, President and CEO, Chrysler Canada, today. "In July we announced that we will retain the third shift at <b>...</b>

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chrysler, grand, voyager, town, country, dodge, caravan, windsor, ontario, canada, assembly, manufacturing, group, plant

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