The leadership team for the United Auto Workers is celebrating an agreement with one of the major automakers that includes production in Toledo.
Stellantis' chairman detailed several plans for U.S. investments when meeting with President Donald Trump before his Monday inauguration.
The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.
Stellantis’ Belvidere, Illinois, plant has a new lease on life. According to the United Auto Workers, who pressured Stellantis to reopen the plant, the Chrysler manufacturer has recommitted to reopening the plant and building a new midsized truck there.
Announcement comes after John Elkann, chair of the Chrysler and Fiat owner, met Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration
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.
Among other agreements, Stellantis will reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois in 2027 to produce a new midsize truck.
Automaker Stellantis plans to produce a new midsize pickup truck at the assembly plant near Rockford. The move will put about 1,500 UAW-represented employees back to work.
Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday. In an email to employees North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa confirmed that the plant in Belvidere,
Quite a few Cherokees and Mopar PTU assemblies have been produced with an input shaft snap ring that is not fully seated
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 2027, putting 1,500 union members back to work.