In a dramatic turnabout that defuses months of wrangling with the UAW, Stellantis says it will restart its idled Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois and build the next-generation Dodge Durango in Detroit.
Stellantis will move ahead with plans to build a midsize pickup truck—likely for the Ram brand—at its idled assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, in 2027.
Stellantis will also reopen its shuttered Belvidere plant in Illinois and invest in its Kokomo engine plant in Indiana.
Stellantis Chairman John Elkann revealed a series of significant U.S. investment plans during a meeting with President Donald Trump.
The UAW believed the company was going back on its plant investment commitments. Now, as Trump takes office, the automaker has renewed its U.S. plans.
Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday.
The automaker also confirmed plans for a new Dodge Durango which will be manufactured ... along with new four-cylinder engine production in Kokomo, Indiana. United Auto Workers (UAW) President ...
The news, announced in a letter Wednesday to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa, also provided some good news to workers in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana ...
The Stellantis Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Illinois, on Sept. 19, 2023. A top Stellantis NV executive told employees Wednesday that the automaker will build a midsize pickup truck at the currently closed assembly plant. (Scott Olson/Getty Images North America/TNS)
Stellantis' pledges included increasing production at the Toledo Machining Plant and reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant, which will restore about 1,500 UAW jobs.
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Stellantis plans to reopen its Belvidere plant and make investments in U.S. manufacturing, creating jobs and bolstering the economy.