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. Chrysler's Campo Largo Plant

The new Plant in Campo Largo, Brazil Chrysler practices extended Supplier Approach within the Campo Largo Plant Photo: DaimlerChrysler Chrysler Corporation, Curitiba, Brazil, July 27, 1998 - With the launch of the new Dodge Dakota pickup truck plant in Campo Largo, Chrysler has introduced its highly successful Extended Enterprise philosophy to supplier relations to the Brazilian automotive market. Chrysler is working directly with a total of 23 suppliers located in Brazil. All of the companies are Brazilian subsidiaries or affiliates of global suppliers. Most of them have been involved in the Dakota project since its inception, working in partnership with Chrysler's International Manufacturing and Procurement and Supply managers to develop ways to maximize the quality of locally-sourced components and their efficient use in the assembly process. Four of Chrysler's leading global suppliers have established manufacturing facilities in the region of Campo Largo to supply materials and components for the Dakota pickup truck: Dana Corporation

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PPG Dana Corporation built a 76,000 square-foot facility just two-and-a-half miles from Chrysler's Campo Largo plant to assemble and supply the "Rolling Chassis" for the Brazilian-made Dodge Dakota. The Rolling Chassis concept was developed by Chrysler engineers to streamline the assembly process and satisfy local content requirements. It is the first application of its kind to be used in volume pickup truck production anywhere in the world. In addition, the Rolling Chassis is the most complex module supplied to Chrysler, incorporating 205 parts -- from shock absorbers, springs, calipers and steering links to wheels, brake rotors and the fuel tank -- on a frame that is literally "rolled" onto the assembly line as one component, including tires. As part of its responsibilities, Dana integrates approximately 70 other second-tier suppliers in the production of the Rolling Chassis. Detroit Diesel built a new engine assembly operation in Curitiba to supply 2.5L Turbodiesel engines for use in the Brazilian-made Dodge Dakota. This engine is also being used in the Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicle assembled at Chrysler's plant in Cordoba, Argentina and by the Toledo Jeep assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio (U.S.A.) for use in export production of the Jeep Cherokee. Lear Corporation established an 11,000 square-foot facility located less than a mile from Chrysler's Campo Largo plant to manufacture seats, carpets, sun visors and cab back panels for the Brazilian Dodge Dakota. PPG Industries' responsibilities at the Campo Largo plant go well beyond the traditional level of involvement of a paint supplier. In addition to providing all paint related coatings and in-plant technical service personnel for the daily operation of the paint shop, PPG operates and manages the pre-treatment, electro-coat, paint mix room, paint detackification and water treatment operations. It also supplies over 100 different paint-related products to the plant.

Assembly Line source : Chrysler PPG schedules and delivers these products to the point of use on the line on a just-in-time basis from its new warehouse just two-and-a-half miles from the Dakota plant. This inventory management system has reduced the amount of paint floor space typically required for storage of these products. In early 1999, the Dakota paint shop will be the first automotive plant in the world to use PPG's new "Power Prime" two-step (two-coat) electro-deposition process. This new process will replace the current spray prime material and provide a more cost effective and environmentally sound paint process with excellent vehicle corrosion and chip resistance. .

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