Manufacturing Investment Creates New Detroit Auto Jobs

Posted on August 2, 2017

Detroit is synonymous with manufacturing. America’s manufacturers built the city. For over a century, manufacturers’ factories have produced the cars which move the world and the jobs that drive Detroit. Their investment made Detroit the Motor City.

Now a new manufacturer is investing in Detroit.

Since 2012, Mahindra Detroit-based North American Technical Centre has employed 120 expert engineers. Leveraging American ingenuity, the $19 billion manufacturing company has been driving innovation there. From Mahindra’s Detroit enterprises came a cutting-edge minivan design, $2.5 billion in revenue and 3,000 American manufacturing jobs.

Now the company is doubling down on Detroit. On July 17th, Mahindra announced a new $1.5 billion investment. It promises $2.5 million more revenue. And that means more rewarding, well-paying jobs for American workers. The project’s centerpiece is a new factory. In it, 3,000 Detroit manufacturing workers will build off-road utility vehicles, targeting a key segment of the auto market.

In a CNBC interview, Chairman Anand Mahindra said his business values “the best talent in the world.” That’s what he found in Detroit. And that’s why he rewarded its workers with good jobs, solid wages and greater investment.

Mahinda continues the Motor City tradition: employing great people to manufacture great products.