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| Operated | 1955–2002 |
| Location | Detroit |
| Coordinates | 42°26′38″N83°02′34″W / 42.4438°N 83.0427°W /42.4438; -83.0427 |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | Engines |
| Area | 539,059 sq ft (50,080 m2) (1955) |
| Address | 20300 Mound Road |
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| Defunct | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) |
Mound Road Engine was aChryslerautomobileengine factory inDetroit. Chrysler acquired the plant as part of its purchase of theBriggs Manufacturing Company in 1953.[1][2] The plant was closed byDaimlerChrysler in 2002, with production shifting to theMack Avenue Engine Complex.
Chrysler briefly used the facility for making aircraft components, and transferred it to thePlymouth division in 1954. Plymouth added 71,000 square feet (6,600 m2) to the existing plant, bringing its size to just over 539,000 sq ft (50,100 m2). By the time engine production began in 1955, it housed what was at the time the world's longest assembly line.[3]
The factory was home to Chrysler's production of the small-blockChrysler A engine, aV8 used in Plymouth vehicles, then later theLA V8, or "Light A", as it weighed nearly 50 pounds less than the "A" engine it was closely based on. Later, the plant built the LA-based MagnumV10 engine. The factory was in operation for 47 years.
The facility was torn down in late 2003 and the land paved over because it was cheaper to pay taxes on a parking lot than an empty building. The newly paved area, as well as the old employeeparking lots, are now used to store vehicles that were manufactured atWarren Truck Assembly before shipping them todealerships.
Mount Elliott Tool and Die, another Chrysler facility, is located directly behind what used to be the Mound Road Engine plant. The facility was located at 20300 Mound Road, Detroit, Michigan.[1]
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