Chrysler eyes multi-billion-dollar investment at Windsor minivan plant Chrysler Group LLC is looking at an investment of more than $1-billion (U.S.) at its minivan plant in Windsor, Ont., chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne says. "You can't do a new minivan for less than $1-billion," Mr. Marchionne told reporters at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday. It's a multi-billion-dollar commitment. But the size of the investment means governments need to step up to the plate with what he called "a partnership" or financial assistance. "The economic package which supports the investment, which is large and will represent in totality in excess of anything I've invested in any plant in the United States," he said, "is something that has to be discussed with the authorities as to find out whether they think it's a desirable thing for Canada to have. It's that simple. The Windsor plant has been one of the most successful and profitable plants in the Chrysler empire for more than three decades under several different ownership groups. It employs 5,090 people who turn out the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country on three shifts. The auto maker is in the midst of deciding on a replacement vehicle for the minivan. The underpinnings are about 90 per cent decided, Mr. Marchionne said, but the plant will produce just a minivan not the two models produced now. Mr. Marchionne said he will discuss the investment proposal with officials of the federal and Ontario governments during meetings Monday and Tuesday at the auto show in Detroit. "The dialogue has started," he said.