DaimlerChrysler Expansion in South Carolina

DaimlerChrysler AG plans to open a new plant in North Charleston, SC, as it shifts where it assembles its Sprinter vans in the U.S.

The SC Commerce Department announced that Gov. Mark Sanford and state Commerce Secretary Bob Faith would be on hand Monday, Nov. 28, for a formal economic development announcement.

The North Charleston plant will initially employ 200 to 300 workers and hopes to expand to as many as 1,800 employees by 2010, according to anonymous sources several South Carolina newspapers.

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