Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson
Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson, previously known as the Jefferson North Assembly Plant is a Stellantis North America automobile assembly factory in Detroit, Michigan. The plant is located adjacent to the Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack plant. Located on East Jefferson Avenue 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Downtown Detroit, near Grosse Pointe Park, the factory opened in 1991 as a major commitment to the downtown Detroit area by Chrysler, and was expanded in 1999, bringing its area to 2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2) and expanded again in 2011, bringing its total to 3,000,000 sq ft (280,000 m2).
| Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson | |
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| Built | 1991 |
| Operated | January 1992–present |
| Location | Detroit |
| Coordinates | 42.3718°N 82.967°W |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | SUVs |
| Employees | 5,096 (2022) |
| Area | 283 acres (1.15 km2) |
| Volume | 3,000,000 sq ft (280,000 m2) |
| Address | 2101 Conner Street, |
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Its first product was the Jeep Grand Cherokee from the start, which it continues to produce to this day. It uses the original site of the former multi-story Chrysler Kercheval Body Plant, a noted Detroit landmark for a series of large advertising signs on the roof, plus the Hudson Motor Company location that was originally built during the 1940s as a storage lot for newly manufactured vehicles to the east of the facility. The Kercheval Plant was imploded, and video of the demolition was used in a Chrysler Corp. commercial with Lee Iacocca using the new plant as evidence of the company's investment in new product.