Green Manufacturing

Greening Our Manufacturing Operations

In order to reduce CO2 emissions at all Chrysler LLC plants, we are striving to use energy as efficiently as possible, as well as employing low-carbon energy sources wherever possible.

You can't argue with success; it's working. Chrysler LLC manufacturing facilities reduced absolute CO2 emissions by more than 17 percent from 2002 to 2006. Greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle decreased by five percent.

Through Design for the Environment development, our engineers design and create new products and new ways to work more greenly, to minimize the impact on the environment.

Chrysler LLC believes that reduction, reuse and recycling of waste is always better than disposal. The reconditioning and reuse of raw, process and operating materials has been our standard practice for many years.

Since 1991, Chrysler LLC has researched recycling technologies aimed at reducing the amount of a vehicle that goes to landfill through the Vehicle Recycling Partnership. This research includes reusing materials recovered from end of life vehicles in new automotive applications, as fuel, or in other types of consumer products.

We are committed to delivering our vehicles to you with parts derived from recyclable materials.

Chrysler LLC's North American facilities reduced annual energy usage by more than 18 percent from 2002 levels, and in 2006, consumed 15 percent less energy per vehicle produced than in 2002.

Two of Chrysler LLC's facilities, the Newark, Del., Assembly Plant and the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) in Dundee, Mich., have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status.

All Chrysler LLC manufacturing facilities in Mexico are zero wastewater discharge facilities. At the three facilities, treated sanitary wastewater is used for irrigation, while treated process wastewater is returned back to the manufacturing processes. These voluntary initiatives are helping to preserve the region's scarce water resources.

Chrysler LLC facilities have earned certification to the ISO 14001:2004 standards, which include establishing an environmental management system to support continuous improvement in the environmental performance of all facilities.

Chrysler LLC is committed to reducing the different types of plastics used in its vehicles, eliminating harmful substances and increasing the recycled material content in vehicles.