Stellantis and Dodge are finally prepping a next-generation Durango. In a recent letter to United Auto Workers from Stellantis' Chief Operating Officer, Antonio Filosa, obtained by AutomotiveNews' affiliate,
An internal memo reveals future investments in Stellantis' US plants, discussed during John Elkann's recent meeting with Donald Trump
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.
There's a void in the midsize truck segment found in Auburn Hills, Michigan these dats. Since the departure of Dodge's Dakota, the FCA-turned-Stellantis chunk of the medium pickup category has been empty, but a leaked memo obtained by Crain’s Chicago Business makes clear that's set to change soon.
Stellantis is making big changes to turn its U.S. business around after a tough 2024 and the departure of CEO Carlos Tavares.
The United Automobile Workers union has been pressing the automaker, which owns Chrysler and Jeep, to revive the plant in Belvidere, Ill.
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.
Stellantis this week committed to reopen the Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant and build a new midsize pickup starting in 2027, the United Auto Workers (UAW) confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.
Stellantis will also reopen its shuttered Belvidere plant in Illinois and invest in its Kokomo engine plant in Indiana.
This rather unexpected turnabout will result in around 1,500 returning workers at Belvidere to support mid-size pickup truck production
Production of Jeep and Dodge EVs began last summer, but the new models are just now arriving at dealers.
Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday.