Chrysler Group LLC will announce new investments and jobs Thursday at one of its Detroit facilities.
A Chrysler spokeswoman would not comment on the details of the announcement, but the Detroit Free Press reports the Auburn Hills-based automaker invest $238 million in three Michigan plants and add about 1,250 jobs so it can ramp up production of its engines and pickups.
Chrysler Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will join employees, United Auto Workers representatives and public officials today at the automaker’s Mack I Engine Plant, where nearly 150 hourly employees makes V8 engines for the Ram 1500.
The largest investment — $198 million — will come at the Mack I plant, according to the newspaper. The other investments will reportedly be at the Warren Truck plant, where a third crew with about 1,000 workers will be added, and Trenton North engine plan, where the company will invest $40 million to install a flexible assembly line to produce Pentastar and Tigershark engines…
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