Chrysler 2010 Annual Report Download - page 39

38 REPORT ON
OPERATIONS
KEY EVENTS
IN 2010
OCTOBER
Fiat Group takes 3rd place at third edition of CSR Online Awards Italy 2010,
with a score of 73.5/100 for its online communication on social responsibility.
Compared with 2009, Fiat improves 19 points and jumps 5 places in ranking.
In Brazil, Iveco presents the Vertis, a new medium-segment vehicle
engineered in Brazil using a platform developed by Iveco’s JV in China and
other leading-edge technologies developed in Europe.
NOVEMBER
Standard & Poor’s Rating Services assigns a preliminary BB+ long-term
corporate credit rating to Fiat Industrial SpA with negative outlook.
Magneti Marelli inaugurates new plant in Russia for production of
automobile headlights and taillights. New facility is located near Ryazan
(200 km south-east of Moscow) a strategic area for the automotive sector.
New Holland celebrates 50th anniversary of launch of the first self-propelled
forage harvester. The FR 9000 forage harvesters feature the IntelliFill™ system,
winner of the 2010 EIMA Innovation Award, Italy, and of the Gold Medal at
Agrosalon 2010, Russia.
In meeting held at the Unione Industriale di Torino, Fiat CEO presents
trade unions with plan to relaunch Mirafiori plant, which centers around
establishment of joint venture between Chrysler and Fiat to bring new platform
from the United States to Turin for production of large passenger cars and
SUVs for the Jeep® and Alfa Romeo brands.
Agreement concluded with Opel for the supply (beginning December 2011) of
vehicles based on Fiat Doblò platform. Vehicles to be produced at the Tofas
plant in Bursa (Turkey) and sold at Vauxhall and Opel dealers in Europe and
other markets outside NAFTA region beginning in January 2012.
OCTOBER
FPT wins prestigious international “Technobest 2010”
award for innovative 2-cylinder TwinAir.
NOVEMBER
New Holland wins “Golden Tractor for Design 2011”
at EIMA International 2010 for the T7.210 Auto
Command™.
NOVEMBER
The Giulietta receives “Auto Europa 2011” award,
selected from more than 40 finalists by UIGA (association
of Italian automotive journalists).