Chrysler's expansion of three Michigan plants is driven by the growing gap between its sales and the ability of its plants to keep up.
"Our biggest headache this year has been the shortage of 3.6-liter engines. We just can't make enough," said CEO Sergio Marchionne. "And I am not sure that this expansion by itself is going (to) solve the issue ... we may have to bump this up in a couple of years."
For now, the $238 million Chrysler is spending at engine plants in Detroit and Trenton, as well as adding a third crew at its Warren Truck plant, will have to suffice. That commitment will also create about 1,250 jobs in metro Detroit -- 1,000 in Warren and 250 at the Mack Avenue I engine plant on Detroit's east side, all by 2014.
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Detroit Free Press