Three Chrysler LLC Plants Make a Donation to Improve Local Community

DETROIT, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jefferson North Assembly Plant
(Detroit) and Mack Avenue Engine Plants I and II (Detroit) today announced a
$32,500 donation on behalf of The Chrysler Foundation to the Conner Avenue
Coalition to Upgrade our Streets (CACTUS), an initiative of the Warren/Conner
Development Coalition.
These funds will help enable CACTUS in its work to organize businesses and
institutions along Conner Avenue from the Detroit River to the Coleman A.
Young Municipal Airport (Detroit City Airport). This division aims to reduce
crime and blight; and to redesign, revitalize and market the Conner Corridor
in an effort to upgrade and beautify streets of the local community.
"Jefferson North Assembly Plant, Mack Avenue Engine Complex and The
Chrysler Foundation are pleased to assist CACTUS in its mission to help to
keep the streets of our community viable," Frank Fountain, President - The
Chrysler Foundation, said, "This expanded partnership with the CACTUS division
of Warren/Conner Development Coalition allows us to stay true to Chrysler's
commitment of supporting the community where we live and work."
The Warren/Conner Development Coalition's efforts, especially those of the
CACTUS initiative, are primarily targeted on the east side of Detroit. The
organization is community-directed and provides a voice for area residents and
businesses.
"There is an incredible array of businesses, government services and
institutions that make Conner Avenue their home; and these three plants,
Jefferson North Assembly Plant and Mack Avenue Engine Complex, are considered
among our neighbors and friends," Maggie Desantis, President - Warren/Conner
Development Coalition and CACTUS member, said, "Along with improvements made
in recent years, Chrysler's donation will help Conner Avenue to remain an
aesthetically pleasing corridor and viable location for doing business."
These three Chrysler LLC manufacturing facilities combined their
charitable efforts to provide financial support to an organization with an
emphasis on the community surrounding the area where the plants operate.
The Jefferson North Assembly Plant produces the Jeep(R) Commander and the
Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Mack Avenue Engine Complex produces the 3.7-liter and
4.7-liter engines that are offered in the Jeep Commander, Grand Cherokee and
Liberty (3.7-liter engine only), as well as the Dodge Dakota, Durango, and Ram
pickup trucks.
The Warren/Conner Development Coalition
Conner Avenue Coalition to Upgrade our Streets (CACTUS) is an initiative
of the Warren/Conner Development Coalition which was founded by east side
Detroit leaders in 1984. It is a Michigan non-profit community development
organization, with federal 50l(C)3 tax exempt status. The Warren/Conner
Development Coalition acts as a catalyst to improve the quality of life on
Detroit's Eastside and is structured through its by-laws as a coalition of
residents and neighborhood organizations, businesses, business associations
and institutions. Visit http://www.warrenconner.org .
The Chrysler Foundation
The Chrysler Foundation is the primary source of charitable grants made by
Chrysler LLC. The Foundation annually supports hundreds of charitable
organizations with an emphasis on community growth and enrichment, arts and
culture, education, and youth development programs throughout the United
States and increasingly, the world. In 2007, The Chrysler Foundation's
charitable donations were approximately $21 million. Visit
www.thechryslerfoundation.com .
About Chrysler LLC
Chrysler LLC, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., produces Chrysler,
Jeep(R), Dodge and Mopar(R) brand vehicles and products. Total sales worldwide
in 2007 were 2.7 million vehicles. Sales outside of North America were the
highest ever with an increase of eight percent over 2006. Its product lineup
features some of the world's most recognizable vehicles, including the
Chrysler 300 and Town & Country, Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee and Dodge
Challenger and Ram. The Chrysler Foundation, the company's philanthropic arm,
annually supports hundreds of charitable organizations in the United States
and throughout the world. In 2007, the Foundation gave approximately $21
million in charitable donations.
SOURCE Chrysler LLC

Christina Biache of Chrysler, +1-248-512-9414, +1-586-243-1569 (cell),
CB514@chrysler.com; or Scott Benson of Conner Avenue Coalition to Upgrade our
Streets (CACTUS), +1-313-267-1107, sbenson@landinc.org