Stellantis plans to reopen its Belvidere plant and make investments in U.S. manufacturing, creating jobs and bolstering the economy.

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.

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.

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

Stellantis will return vehicle production to Belvidere, Illinois, with a new midsize truck. The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday,

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' pledges included increasing production at the Toledo Machining Plant and reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant, which will restore about 1,500 UAW jobs.

Quite a few Cherokees and Mopar PTU assemblies have been produced with an input shaft snap ring that is not fully seated

Among other agreements, Stellantis will reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois in 2027 to produce a new midsize truck.

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' pledges included increasing production at the Toledo Machining Plant and reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant, which will restore about 1,500 UAW jobs.