Chrsyler upgrading and expanding in MichiganDetroit -

Chrysler plans to build two new plants in Michigan and upgrade three others.

The investments include a new $700 million axle plant in Marysville that will employ 900 people and a new $730 million plant in Trenton to build the next generation Chrysler V-6 engine.

The Marysville plant replaces the Detroit Axle plant which employs about 1600 people.

Also planned are a new $300 million paint shop at Chrysler's Sterling Heights plant and a $50 million investment in its Warren stamping and assembly complex.

UAW members at Detroit Axle are voting on new work rules that the company says are essential to building the Marysville plant.

An announcement is planned for later today.