Chrysler Group LLC will invest $52 million in its engine plants in Trenton and Dundee to increase output of its four-cylinder Tigershark motor — a move that will create 298 new jobs.
The Auburn Hills automaker is spending $11.5 million to add a new assembly line for the Tigershark at its Trenton North factory, where all the new positions are being created. The company is spending another $40.5 million to convert a line at Dundee to machine cranks, heads and blocks to support Tigershark production at Trenton. The Dundee plant also will continue to assemble Tigershark engines, as well as two other four-cylinder motors.
“With the growing demand for our products, we are constantly evaluating how to best meet powertrain production requirements,” said Brian Harlow, head of powertrain manufacturing at Chrysler, in a statement to The Detroit News Tuesday.