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Flat Rock Assembly Plant Celebrates One Millionth Ford Mustang

April 25, 2013 Ford Mustang, Ford News No comments

Just last week Ford celebrated a huge accomplishment at their Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan: the one millionth Ford Mustang was built! In addition, the Mustang turned 49 years old the day before. That’s a lot to celebrate.

Ford commemorated the occasion by rolling a ruby red 2014 GT Mustang Convertible off the assembly line as staff members applauded along the sidelines. Since opening in 2004, Flat Rock has pushed out some major Mustang designs, like the Shelby GT500, Boss 302, and many, many more.

Raj Nair, group vice president for global product development, was the one riding shotgun in the one millionth Mustang at Flat Rock. As he puts it, “Mustang is one of the most beloved nameplates in the industry, with fans around the world and throughout Ford Motor Company…The team here at Flat Rock Assembly has built an outstanding reputation for quality while producing one million Mustangs over the last nine years, and we expect that to continue for many years to come.”

Check out this video of the milestone Mustang at Flat Rock:

Chrysler Celebrates its One Millionth V6 engine

February 2, 2012 Chrysler News No comments

Chrysler Group LLC has recently produced its 1,000,000th Pentastar V6 engine.  On Friday January 27th, Chrysler completed this milestone engine at its Trenton, Michigan assembly plant.

“To build one million of anything, and in an impressively short amount of time, is a significant achievement,” said Brian Harlow, Chrysler vice president and head of Powertrain Manufacturing. “But to do it with such a high degree of quality is a testament to our skilled and dedicated workforce at both Trenton South and Saltillo engine plants.”

The automaker’s 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee was the original recipient of this all-aluminum engine, but now it is offered in almost a dozen different models, including the Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, and Jeep Wrangler. The 2012 3.6-liter V6 provides 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft. of torque.

Come to Steamboat Motors to get your next Chrysler car! You can be rest assured that a quality engine is at work under the hood.