As other automakers close plants and shed jobs, the Automotive Component Holdings plant in Saline has been adding them. Since the start of 2009, the former Visteon/Ford parts plant has taken on more than 400 people, bringing its workforce to more than 2,000. Some are new hires, while others transferred from another ACH plant in Utica, Michigan, that closed in May.

Both plants made dashboards and other interior components for Ford trucks and cars. Now that work has been consolidated in Saline, says Delia DiPietro, a spokeswoman for ACH.

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