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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky plant that builds Corvettes will start producing high-performance engines for the iconic sports car.

General Motors officials announced Wednesday that the engine work will add 20 jobs at the Corvette plant.

The automaker will invest $3.5 million to shift the production from Michigan to Bowling Green. It's on top of a $131 million investment announced in 2011 to retrofit the plant for production of the next generation Corvette.

The new investment will allow Corvette buyers to have a hand in building their own engines at the Bowling Green plant, under the supervision of GM technicians.

Standard engines for Corvettes are made at a plant in New York state.

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