Production of Chrysler's new Pacifica minivan starts
DETROIT -- The hit new model introduction of this year's biggest auto show is now being produced at a plant in Canada.
Workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Windsor Assembly Plant, near Detroit, began producing the first all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivans Monday.
The Chrysler brand has pinned big hopes on the new minivan, which replaces Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country. It has a distinctive new look and comes loaded with innovative features, like a side-opening sliding door that can be activated with the wave of a foot.
The automaker, which is credited with inventing the minivan segment, has continuously produced minivans at the Windsor plant since 1983 when the first Dodge Caravans and Plymouth Voyagers were made.
FCA has invested $2.6 billion to develop the new minivan and retool the plant, which opened in 1928. The automaker also has hired an additional 1,200 workers to make the new minivan.