Highland Park, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸 Highland Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Along with its neighbor of Hamtramck, Highland Park is an enclave city surrounded by the city of Detroit. Highland Park is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-northwest from Downtown Detroit. It is bounded by McNichols Road (6 Mile Road) to the north, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Holly Subdivision tracks to the east, the alleys of Tuxedo and Tennyson streets to the south, and the Lodge Freeway and Thompson Street to the west.

Economy Chrysler was headquartered in Highland Park. In 1992 the company announced it would move its headquarters to its technology centre in Auburn Hills, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of the original headquarters site. The company planned to accomplish the move by 1995. In 1992 Chrysler had 25% of Highland Park's tax base and contributed 50% of the city's budget. Chrysler had about 5,000 employees in Highland Park when it moved. In 2009 Magna International announced plans to start an automotive seat production operation in the former Chrysler headquarters. The plant on the site of the former Chrysler headquarters opened in June 2010. The gear-reduction starter Chrysler used from the early 1960s through the late 1980s garnered the nickname "Highland Park Hummingbird" after Chrysler's hometown and the starter's distinctive cranking sound. Despite Chrysler's departure, the city remains associated with Chrysler in the minds of auto enthusiasts.