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Industry News Recognizes the North American Commercial Vehicle Industry's First Completely Integrated Powertrain Family to be Produced in One Facility turbo to the full line of Detroit brand engines and axles at the facility represents a capital investment of $120 million and will result in the addition of 115 direct jobs to UAW 163, these unions represent the Detroit brand axle and engine production workers. President Barack Obama recently visited Detroit Diesel Corporation to recognize that the company's Detroit(TM) DT12(TM) automated manual transmission and the "The UAW Local 163 offered operational and production flexibility that enabled the decision for the DT12 and new DD15 proprietary asymmetric turbocharger production President Obama Visits Detroit Diesel Corporation Headquarters CHANGING LANES PRNewsFoto/Daimler Corporate Communications) new Detroit DD15(®) proprietary asymmetric turbocharger will be produced at the Detroit brand manufacturing headquarters in Redford, Michigan. The addition of the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission and DD15 proprietary asymmetric 30 industry news 0213 cl.indd 1 to be placed at the Detroit brand headquarters in Redford, Michigan," said Martin Daum, president and CEO, Daimler Trucks North America. "Additionally, the State of Michigan and Redford Township provided economic incentives, a manufacturing-friendly business environment, and a large talent FEBRUARY 2013 // WWW.CHANGINGLANESDIGITAL.COM 1/4/13 10:35 AM