LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The state has approved a $1.6 million grant to an auto parts manufacturer expanding its northern Michigan plant. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. said Tuesday that the Michigan Strategic Fund approved the grant to Plastic Trim International Inc., which plans to invest up to $16.1 million and create 210 well-paying jobs at its plant in Iosco County's Baldwin Township. The investment will add more than 42,000 square feet of space and upgrade technology. The subsidiary of China-based MINTH Group US Holdings Inc. manufactures trim, molding, and decorative parts for General Motors, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Nissan, and BMW at the plant. The agency says Plastic Trim chose Baldwin Township for the investment over a competing site in Tennessee. Baldwin Township has offered the plant a 50 percent tax abatement.