Mack Avenue Engine Complex is a
Chrysler automobile
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The year 1886 is regarde ...
factory in
Detroit, Michigan
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.
History
The original factory ("Old Mack") was originally built in 1916 by the Michigan Stamping Company. When Michigan Stamping was sold to
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs Manufacturing was an American, Detroit-based manufacturer of automobile bodies for Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Corporation and other U.S. and European automobile manufacturers.
In 1953 it was bought by Chrysler Corporation without its fo ...
in 1920, Briggs made bodies there for Plymouth, Ford, and others. Chrysler Corporation bought Mack Avenue and 11 other plants from Briggs in 1953, and continued to use it as a stamping plant for the nearby
Dodge Main
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factory,
Lynch Road Assembly
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, and
Jefferson Avenue Assembly plants.
In 1979 a financially hurting Chrysler closed the now outdated factory and all but abandoned the site, which became derelict, overgrown, and a toxic brownfield. The city of Detroit bought it in 1982, but was unable to find a purchaser or afford
environmental remediation for the site, and returned it to Chrysler. In 1990 Chrysler began cleanup and demolition of the old plant, and built a new factory on the site ("New Mack").
The factory floor space covers .
It was the original production site for the
Dodge Viper
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, from 1992 through 1995 when the Viper moved to
Conner Avenue Assembly. It was converted into an engine plant in 1998, with the additional of "Mack Engine II" added in 1999
[ The total employees of both factories are about 1,300, which are represented by UAW local 51.][ (closed since September 9, 2012).
On April 9, 2013 Mack Engine I produced the last PowerTech 4.7 L V8 engine and is to switch to Pentastar V6 production. To switch to Pentastar production, 197 million dollars will be invested in Mack Engine I and up to 250 jobs are to be added.]Jeep Grand Cherokee
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L starting in 2021.
Products
Current engines
** 3.0 L, 3.2 L, and 3.6 L Chrysler Pentastar engine
The Chrysler Pentastar engine family is a series of aluminium ( die-cast cylinder block) dual overhead cam 24-valve gasoline V6 engines introduced for model-year 2011 Chrysler
Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrys ...
V6
Current models
*Jeep Grand Cherokee
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L (2021–present)
See also
*List of Chrysler factories
List of Chrysler factories contains all the vehicles manufactured by Chrysler LLC (currently "Stellantis North America") and the brands of the group before it merged to Fiat S.p.A. to form FCA.
This list should only include vehicles under the Chr ...
References
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Chrysler factories
Economy of Detroit
Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan
1916 establishments in Michigan