A $114 million investment by Chrysler Corp. will bring a closed engine plant in Trenton back to life.
The plan to retool the North Engine Plant at the Trenton Engine Complex will also create 268 jobs. The plant was closed in May and in the past has employed more than 500 workers. Chrysler's investment will be used to retool nearly 400,000 square feet, or about 1/5th, of the Trenton North Engine Plant, Chrysler spokesperson, Jodi Tinson, says.
The decision to reopen the Trenton North Plant was made after the Trenton City Council approved a 50-percent tax abatement on the property and improvements for 12 years.
In its new form, the workers at the plant will produce the components that go into the Pentastar engine, which is manufactured at the Trenton South Plant at the complex, Tinson says. The Pentastar engine was recognized as one of the Ten Best for 2010 by Ward's Automotive.
Tinson says the first phase of the project will be completed by the end of the year. The full project won't be complete until 2013.
Source: Jodi Tinson, Chrysler Corp. spokesperson
Writer: Kim North Shine
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