Chrysler Group is to end production of its 3.7-litre V6 engine in September. That also means that the Mack Avenue Engine II plant in suburban Detroit will be idled.
According to a report carried by The Detroit News, the company has told the relevant authorities in Michigan that none of the 182 workers employed at the powertrain plant will be laid off: each is to be offered a new position at another Chrysler Group facility.
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The 3.7-litre V6 has gradually been replaced by the newer 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 in many Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles in recent years. Two of the last remaining vehicles, the Jeep Liberty and Ram 1500 pickup, will gain the Pentastar for the 2013 model year. The 3.6-litre V6 is manufactured at Chrysler powertrain plants in Trenton, Michigan and Saltillo, Mexico.
Mack Avenue Engine II is a modern facility, with its first engine built fewer than 12 years ago. Chrysler is yet to reveal what plans, if any, it has for the 650,000 square foot site. An adjacent facility, Mack Avenue Engine I, is unaffected by this latest news. It will continue building the group’s 4.7-litre V8 engine.
Author: Glenn Brooks
