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Fiat Chrysler Automobile has begun construction on its new assembly plant at Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Expected to start its operations by the end of 2020, it will be the first auto assembly factory to open in the city in about 30 years.<\/p>\n

The automaker is building its plant on the site of two former factories: Mack I, which produced Pentastar engines until a few months ago, and Mack II, which has closed in 2012. FCA is converting the
\ntwo factories into an entirely new assembly plant worth $1.6 billion.<\/p>\n

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Once the new assembly plant opens, it will house production of two new Jeeps, one of which is the next-generation Grand Cherokee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The assembly plant, once it opens, will house production of two new Jeeps, the next-generation Grand Cherokee, and an all-new three-row SUV expected to carry the Grand Wagoneer nameplate.<\/p>\n

The first part of the construction is the 800,000-square-foot paint shop, to be followed by the Mack I’s conversion into a general assembly and Mack II’s transition to becoming a body shop.<\/p>\n

The factory will create around 3,850 new jobs in the Michigan area, which is a welcome boost in the region’s automotive industry that has been in decline for several years.<\/p>\n

The assembly plant at Mack Avenue will join FCA’s six other sites in the state, including the assembly plant in Jefferson North, assembly and stamping factories in Sterling Heights and Warren, engine plants in Dundee and Trenton, and a tools and dies plant in Mount Elliott. The company has previously closed three plants at Conner Avenue (2017), Detroit Axle (2010), and Mount Road Engine (2002).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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