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Detroit Diesel Plans $275M Manufacturing Center

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI-A DaimlerChrysler subsidiary plans a major plant upgrade in the township. More than $9 million in incentives help sway to company against relocating to South Carolina.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on February 27, 2005

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI-Detroit Diesel Corp. plans to invest $275 million to transform a 65-year-old township plant into a modern manufacturing center. DDC, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, says the upgraded Wayne County factory will accommodate the production of a new family of heavy-duty diesel engines, the assembly of Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 diesel engines, and the relocation of the Sterling Truck/Western Star Trucks corporate headquarters to the Redford campus of buildings.

“The decision to move ahead with a sizeable upgrade of the Redford facility shows tremendous confidence in the capabilities of our workforce and operations,” says DDC president and chief executive officer Carsten Reinhardt. “We also acknowledge the leadership shown by the UAW in helping the Redford location qualify for incentive packages.”

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. approved a Single Business Tax credit valued at approximately $9.1 million over 10 years as well as a $143,000 Economic Development Job Training grant to convince the company to choose Michigan over a competing site in South Carolina.

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