Manufacturing

Marchionne: Chrysler to embrace hybrids to meet mpg rules

At full capacity, the Tipton, Ind., plant will be able to ship about 800,000 transmissions annually.
May 13, 2014 05:00 AM

TIPTON, Ind. -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said today that Chrysler Group increasingly will have to turn to electrification of its vehicles to meet the government’s rules requiring cars and light trucks to average 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year.

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