FCA US to Begin Shipping Vehicles from Wilmington, Del., Port

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Feb 26, 2015, 10:00 ET

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FCA US LLC announced today that it will begin exporting vehicles from the port of Wilmington, Del., in March 2015.

Vehicles from FCA North America (formerly Chrysler Group) plants in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada, destined for the Middle East will be routed to the Autoport terminal beginning March 1, where they will be loaded on vessels managed by Liberty Global Logistics and Hoegh Autoliners. Previously, these vehicles were shipped out of the port of Baltimore.

"FCA US made the decision to use the Wilmington port based on Autoport's expertise in handling Middle East exports for other OEMs as well as a strategic alignment with deep sea ocean carriers," said Bill Cook, Head of Logistics and Customs, FCA US. "The expansion of our export operations is important to FCA US as we continue to increase distribution of finished vehicles worldwide."

The first vessel is scheduled to depart Wilmington in mid to late March.

About FCA US LLC
FCA US LLC is a North American automaker with a new name and a long history. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, FCA US is a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. FCA US designs, engineers, manufactures and sells vehicles under the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and FIAT brands as well as the SRT performance vehicle designation. The company also distributes the Alfa Romeo 4C model and Mopar products. FCA US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler, the innovative American automaker first established by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925; and Fiat, founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs, including Giovanni Agnelli.

FCA, the seventh-largest automaker in the world based on total annual vehicle sales, is an international automotive group. FCA is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FCAU" and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario under the symbol "FCA."

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