Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. was named the 2018Powertrain Supplier of the Year at the FCA US LLC Supplier of the Year awards at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Tuesday, April 24. Hitchiner was one of 16 companies recognized by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles at the annual awards for quality and excellence. 

“These 16 suppliers represent the best qualities of the North American automotive supply base,” said Scott Thiele, Chief Purchasing Officer for FCA. “We recognized our partners and thanked them for their collaborative nature, their resiliency in an ever-changing industry and their dedication to innovation.”

Hitchiner and others were selected based on an evaluation of the company’s supplier scorecard performance in 2017 – a rating system that evaluates supplier performance in areas such as quality, delivery, cost, warranty and partnership – and input from FCA senior leadership. Hitchiner Chairman and CEO John H. Morison III said the recognition is due in large part to its dedicated employees.

“Our staff is always striving for the highest quality and are constantly looking for ways to innovate,” said Morison. “This award is well-earned and a testament to the work the company has done to ensure our customers get a trusted, cutting-edge product.”

Hitchiner Manufacturing has long been a trusted high-volume producer of ferrous investment castings for the automotive industry. Using vacuum and air melt capabilities, Hitchiner processes are uniquely well-matched to the high-temperature, high-pressure applications demanded by today's trends toward increased fuel efficiency and tightening environmental controls.  Since 2003, Hitchiner has and continues to produce exhaust and intake rocker shaft assemblies for all of FCA’s HEMI engines.  Currently, the company delivers over 2,000 engine sets per day from its facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

About Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Hitchiner has been a part of the New Hampshire business community since 1946, when the privately-held company was established in Manchester, N.H.’s Amoskeag Millyard. Today the company employs more than 700 employees in its Us Operations in Milford, NH and 1,120 employees in its Mexico Operations, where it produces investment castings for the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries. It has also become known for its investment in education and workforce development, as well as its collaboration with local charitable organizations, such as the Boys & Girls Club of Soughegan Valley. In 2017, Hitchiner was named the Manufacturing and Business Technology Business of the Year by New Hampshire Business Magazine.
 
About FCA US LLC
FCA US LLC is a North American automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It designs, manufactures, and sells or distributes vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo brands, as well as the SRT performance designation. The Company also distributes Mopar and Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. FCA US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler Corp., established in 1925 by industry visionary Walter P. Chrysler and Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (F.I.A.T.), founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs, including Giovanni Agnelli. FCA US is a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA).

FCA, the eighth-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.”