BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - An email sent to Stellantis employees outlines a plan to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant. The email, sent to U.S. employees by Antonio Filosa, Stellantis' North American chief operating officer, says a new mid-size pickup truck will be produced in Belvidere, bringing back more than 1,500 UAW employees.

The now-dark Belvidere Assembly Plant will be back online in two years, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Wednesday. According to Fain, the plant will reopen in

UAW workers in the stateline are shouting a rally cry as automaker Stellantis announces it will reopen its shuttered Belvidere, Illinois auto assembly plant. UAW officials say in a statement

Chrysler parent Stellantis said Wednesday it is moving forward with plans to build a new mid-size pickup truck in Belvidere, Illinois. In August, Stellantis said it was delaying its planned investments at the Illinois plant.

An internal memo reveals future investments in Stellantis' US plants, discussed during John Elkann's recent meeting with Donald Trump

At the same time, the company announced it would build the next generation of the Dodge Durango SUV at its Detroit Assembly Complex and increase Jeep parts production at its plant in Toledo, Ohio. Stellantis also said it would build a second phase of its GME-T4 EVO engine in the United States after previously planning to build it elsewhere.