A unit of a key auto supplier was included in awards totalling US$7.3m by the Michigan Strategic Fund, a semi-public state board which funds investments to boost economic growth, according to a newspaper report.
The Detroit News said the 10-member board, part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), approved Antolin Shelby, a subsidiary of Auburn Hills-based Grupo Antolin, which supplies automotive doors, seats and lighting, for a $3.6m performance-based grant expected to create 430 new jobs in Shelby Township. The company is expected to spend up to $61.2m in the Macomb County township, the report added, citing an MEDC memo.
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Antolin Shelby reportedly said it did not have enough room in existing facilities for its operations and recently entered into a 10-year lease for a 350,000 sq ft facility in the Cherry Creek Industrial Park in Shelby Township.
AM General, which designs and builds vehicles for military and commercial customers, will receive a $1.4m performance-based grant expected to create 55 new jobs over three years as the company spends up to $9.5m in Auburn Hills to relocate a Livonia facility, the Detroit News said.
