TRENTON, Mich., April 17 DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group plans to build a plant in Michigan to make the U.S. automaker's next generation of V-6 engines, a published report said.The plant, in Trenton, Mich., near Detroit, would build the V-6 engines, code-named Phoenix, for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Mercedes vehicles by 2010, the Detroit News said.The newspaper did not report the plant's value or the number of jobs it would create.Trenton offered Chrysler $62 million in incentives to build a new plant there. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority also approved tax credits worth $11.2 million over nine years to pave the way for the factory.Chrysler is expected to announce plans to build it Wednesday, the News said.At the same news conference, Chrysler also is expected to announce plans to build a $700 million axle plant in Marysville, Mich., northeast of Detroit, that will create 900 jobs, the News and Detroit Free Press reported.The new plant will replace the Detroit Axle plant, built in 1917, which employs about 1,600.Both plant projects are part of Chrysler's plan to invest $3 billion in engines, transmissions and other powertrain components to improve fuel economy as part of its recovery plan.Copyright 2007 by UPI
