British automotive engineering company Cosworth has opened its new $50 million production plant in Shelby Township.

The plant is the company's first in Michigan and will serve as its North American headquarters.

The 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is in the Cherry Creek Business Park off Shelby Parkway, just south of 24 Mile Road. Its neighbors include JVIS USA LLC, Epic Equipment and Engineering and Grupo Antolin, which recently opened a $61.2 million plant in the industrial park.

Cosworth's plant will manufacture V-8 cylinder heads, sensors and other mobility technologies, and it will be heavily automated, spokesman Jeff Fox said. It will employ 30 production people and about 100 engineers, scientists and programmers.

The plant is fully operational and undergoing preproduction approvals, with plans to be in full production by November.

An invitation-only grand opening ceremony scheduled for Monday is expected to include Gov. Rick Snyder, Cosworth co-owner Jerry Forsythe and other dignitaries.

Construction on the new plant began in 2016 when the company received a $2.1 million Michigan Economic Development Corp. performance-based loan.

Known for its high-performance engines in racecars, the Northhampton, United Kingdom-based company was owned by Ford Motor Co. until 2004, when it was purchased by Jerry Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven, co-owners of the Champ Car World Series. They diversified the business with investments in mainstream automotive, aerospace and the defense industries. Its U.S. headquarters were previously in Indianapolis.