Manufacturing

Detroit prepares for largest new automotive plant in 2 decades

Shahid Khan, from left, owner of auto supplier Flex-N-Gate, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan speak with plumber Aaron Barners during a tour of Flex-N-Gate's new auto parts factory in Detroit on Monday. (JOE WHITE\/REUTERS)
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By:
Joseph White
January 22, 2018 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Days after Detroit lost out in the race to host Amazon.com Inc.'s second headquarters, the city's mayor and the billionaire owner of auto supplier Flex-N-Gate Corp. offered a sneak preview of what will be the largest new auto factory built in the city since the 1990s.

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