A little more than a week after General Motors announced wide-ranging cuts in Michigan and the U.S., Fiat Chrysler is said to be eyeing opening the first new assembly plant in Detroit in 27 years.

People briefed on the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based automaker's plans have confirmed the news to outlets such as CNBC, the Detroit News and the Wall Street Journal. According to the reports, FCA would convert a vacant engine plant in Detroit into a new assembly plant as part of its plan to amp up its three-row Jeep, SUV lineup.

The Detroit News specifically reports that the automaker would revive the Mack Avenue Engine II facility, which has stood empty since 2012. It is thought to be converted into a new assembly line for the 2021 three-row Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Sources familiar with FCA's plans tell the newspaper that this new facility could see the addition of between 100 and 400 jobs in Detroit and Michigan.

Spokespeople with the automaker have declined to comment on the circulating reports. The News reports that the last remaining auto assembly plant located in Detroit opened in 1991, and before that GM opened its soon to be shuddered Detroit-Hamtramck plant in 1985.

Of course, this news for one of Detroit's Big 3 expanding in its city comes on the heels of one of its counterparts pulling out. Last Monday, GM announced it was planning to close three assembly plants and two propulsion plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland and Ontario by the end of 2019.

The closures of the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant, Lordstown Assembly Plant in Warren, Ohio and Oshawa Assembly plant and propulsion facilities will result in the loss of about 14,700 jobs including 8,100 white-collar, salaried employees.

The Detroit-based automaker faced harsh criticism from President Donald Trump, politicians and unions for pulling out of the American workforce. The president has not tweeted in response to the potential FCA expansion news.