One Millionth Chrysler Pentastar V-6 Engine Produced

Chrysler Have Produced Their One Millionth Chrysler Pentastar V-6 Engine

• State-of-the-art Chrysler V-6 engine reaches milestone in just 18 months
• Pentastar engine now offered across 11 Chrysler Group models
• Truly diversified engine is available in front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive models including new 2012 Jeep Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, Dodge Journey and the coming Chrysler 300 with eight-speed transmission due in Australia 1st July.

January 27, 2012 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Just 18 months following the start of production as the standard engine for the 2010 Jeep® Grand Cherokee, the one millionth Pentastar V-6 engine was assembled today at the Chrysler Group’s Trenton (Mich.) Engine Assembly Plant.
“The Pentastar engine is a cornerstone of Chrysler Group’s effort to reinvent its business model with world class quality products. This award-winning engine is proof that the Company is transforming it products to meet the needs of our customers,” said Brian Harlow, Vice President, Head of Powertrain Manufacturing, Chrysler Group LLC. “To build one million of anything, and in an impressively short amount of time, is a significant achievement. 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.”

Source ChryslerLLC