Plant investment would help retain nearly U.S. 2,250 jobs Chrysler Group LLC Confirms Possible $843 Million Investment in Kokomo, Ind., Facilities to Produce Future Generation Front-Wheel Drive ...

fuel efficient nine-speed front-wheel drive transmission being assembled at Chrysler Group's Indiana (Kokomo, Ind.) Transmission Plant I. The new transmission will debut in the 2014 Jeep® Cherokee.

Fain, who began his career in Kokomo — as an electrician at a Chrysler metal casting plant — has laid the groundwork for the union’s position: He has said the UAW will seek general pay ...