Tipton Transmission Plant
5880 W. St. Rd. 28
, Tipton, Indiana, United States
Floor Space: 781,500 square feet
Acreage: 93 acres
Products:
- Nine-speed SI-EVT transmission for Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Employment: 49 (37 hourly; 12 salaried)
Union Local: UAW Local 685
Plant History: In February 2013, FCA announced that it would acquire an existing facility in Tipton, Ind., and invest $162 million to establish an additional assembly site for the nine-speed transmission, creating up to 850 new jobs. Production of the nine-speed transmission began in April 2014.
On August 3, 2022, Tipton Transmission Plant assembled the five millionth Stellantis-built 948TE nine-speed automatic transmission, and on June 19, 2023 the last nine-speed automatic transmission rolled off the line.
(Updated: Jan. 2024)
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