• The Detroit Bureau, Friday, January 13, 2012 10:30 AM

It's not just Chrysler, Ford and GM any more. Detroit has also become a major engineering center for foreign makers as diverse as Mercedes-Benz and India’s Tata Motors.  And now, three of the largest Asian makers are stepping up hiring as they expand their Motor City R&D centers.

Collectively, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai expect to add nearly 400 employees in the Detroit suburbs this year, with additional engineering-related jobs to be offered in 2013 and beyond. The only problem: engineers needed. “We haven’t hired any new engineers in three or four years,” said Carla Bailo, president of Nissan Technical Center North America. “We have a lot of very good senior engineers. But we need to bring on new and emerging talent.”

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