WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10) today congratulated Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) on the groundbreaking for their new, state-of-the-art paint shop, part of an $850 million investment made by Chrysler Group LLC and two local stamping plants. The construction of the 500,000 square-foot paint shop is expected to be completed by the end of 2012.

“SHAP and the men and women who work there have risen to any challenge they’ve met and have continued to make positive strides and succeeded in their work helping Chrysler build some of the best automobiles in the world,” Miller said. “This investment for a new, state-of-the-art paint shop for SHAP and its workers is an important marker signifying Chrysler’s tremendous economic turnaround and growth towards economic prosperity. I congratulate everyone at SHAP and Chrysler Group for today’s groundbreaking and I look forward to their continued success.”

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