Fiat Chrysler Plans to Open New Assembly Plant in Detroit
DETROIT—Fiat Chrysler plans to convert an idled engine factory here into an assembly plant as part of the automaker’s plans to add a new three-row Jeep SUV to its lineup, The Detroit News has learned.
Fiat Chrysler plans to revive Mack Avenue Engine II, which has been idled since 2012, as an assembly plant building a new three-row Jeep Grand Cherokee for model year 2021. The move could add as many as 400 new auto jobs in the city.