Dundee Engine Plant is an
automobile engine
, there were a wide variety of propulsion systems available or potentially available for automobiles and other vehicles. Options included internal combustion engines fueled by petrol, diesel, propane, or natural gas; hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybri ...
factory in
Dundee, Michigan
Dundee is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,323 at the 2020 census. The village is within Dundee Township and is served by Dundee Community Schools.
Settled as early as 1823, Dundee was incorpora ...
. It is now wholly owned by
Stellantis North America
Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automotiv ...
; it was formerly part of the
Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance
Global Engine Alliance LLC, began as a joint venture of Chrysler, Mitsubishi Motors, and Hyundai Motor Company for developing a line of shared engines.
In September 2009, Chrysler purchased Mitsubishi and Hyundai's shares, after 5 years of all ...
(GEMA).
The plant has over of floor space and of land, of which are covered in Michigan
prairie
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. The plant currently employs about 714 workers.
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History
The plant was constructed as part of the Global Engine Alliance joint venture between DaimlerChrysler
The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacture ...
, Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai Motor Company, often abbreviated to Hyundai Motors ( )
and commonly known as Hyundai (, ; ), is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1967. Currently, the company o ...
, and Mitsubishi Motors
is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[FIRE engine
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at the plant in November 2010, after a $179 million investment. An additional $150 million investment was also announced in October 2010 to be used for capacity expansion and future engine production.[
In January 2012, the name was officially changed from ]Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance
Global Engine Alliance LLC, began as a joint venture of Chrysler, Mitsubishi Motors, and Hyundai Motor Company for developing a line of shared engines.
In September 2009, Chrysler purchased Mitsubishi and Hyundai's shares, after 5 years of all ...
to its current name. Also in 2012, Dundee started producing the 2.0 L Tigershark engine
The World Gasoline Engine is a family of straight-4 piston engines, based on the Global Engine Alliance design.
Three engines have been produced: a 1.8 L, a 2.0 L, and a 2.4 L. With 1.8 L variant being used on vehicles sold outside of the United ...
. On August 6, 2012, a second shift was added to FIRE engine production.[
In August 2013, Chrysler planned to invest in Dundee Engine and the Trenton Engine Plant with $52 million in improvements. $40.5 million was to go to Dundee to help aid Trenton with Tigershark engine production.][
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Former Products
* 1.4 FIRE
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products.
At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
I4 engine
* 1.8 World
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I4 engine
* 2.0 World I4 engine
* 2.4 World I4 engine
* 2.0 Tigershark
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I4 engine
Current Products
* 2.4 Tigershark I4 engine
* 3.6 Pentastar
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, Dodge and Jeep vehicles. The engine was initially named " Phoenix ...
V6 engine
Future Products
* 1.6 engine
References
External links
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Chrysler factories
Mitsubishi Motors factories
Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Michigan
Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan
Buildings and structures completed in 2004
2003 establishments in Michigan
Robotics in the United States