Chrysler has just confirmed that Hyundai and Mitsubishi have sold off their stakes in the Dundee, Michigan, joint-venture Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance assembly plant. The plant currently builds four cylinder gasoline engines; with the departure of Hyundai and Mitsubishi it will leave the Pentastar in charge of the facility.

The plant was opened last 2005 to build four-cylinder powertrains based on a Hyundai block design. Chrysler has used the engines built in the factory for their 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4-liter variations in different small cars.

The plant will now only build Chrysler engines – any plans for Hyundai or Mitsubishi engines to built in the factory has been stopped. According to reports a couple of assembly plants in Korea and Japan are still expected to build powertrains based on the design for Hyundai and Mitsubishi.

The ending of the partnership is the second time that Chrysler has severed a relationship since it was bought by Fiat.