Pickup (Ram)

Stellantis indefinitely laid off about 1,100 workers from its Warren Truck Assembly Plant on October 12 after production of the Ram 1500 Classic pickup came to an end on October 4, less than half the up-to-2,450 positions that the OEM originally warned could be eliminated.

Eric Graham, president of United Auto Workers Local 140, said he anticipates another 149 workers will be placed on indefinite layoff soon, possibly next week, due to low orders of the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs, which the plant produced alongside the Ram 1500 Classic.

In the third quarter, Stellantis reported Wagoneer sales were up 3%, but Grand Wagoneer, the more expensive model, slipped 8%.

Warren Truck production has been temporarily shut down since October 12, Graham said, though this week's closure was pre-planned and is expected to continue through next week, and possibly beyond, with workers temporarily laid off.

While the plant now employs fewer people, it is receiving USD 97.6 million in investments from the company, which plans to launch electrified versions of the large SUVs in 2025.

(Detroit News article on September 17, 2024)

Stellantis is stopping production the week of September 30 and temporarily laying off the workers at its Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson plant, the latest of several production cuts by the automaker as it seeks to further trim large vehicle inventories.

The move affects the part of the complex that produces Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos, where workers were told they would return October 7, though a company notice added that was "subject to change based on inventory adjustment."

Stellantis had already cut several shifts at the complex the week of September 23, according to what a spokesperson said were "necessary actions to improve operations in the U.S. market." 

Both Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson and neighboring Detroit Assembly Complex- Mack plant, where the Jeep Grand Cherokee is also built, are undergoing job cuts of both full-time workers and seasonal supplemental employees. Between the two plants, workers were told that 312 supplemental workers were set to be terminated, and 105 full-time employees indefinitely laid off in the coming days.

Stellantis recently slashed production at Toledo's Jeep plant and is planning to cut temps and full-time workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Complex, where Ram 1500 pickups are made. 

The UAW union, meanwhile, is considering a strike over Stellantis’ delays in reopening a plant in Belvidere, Illinois, which it says it violating its 2023 labor contract. 

(multiple sources on September 27, 2024)

On September 24, Stellantis warned that it is planning indefinite layoffs of union-represented workers "across its footprint" and is cutting seasonal supplemental employees as well.

"This affects many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities, but we are not providing specific details," said Stellantis spokeswoman Ann Marie Fortunate.

Stellantis is laying off 191 workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant where it builds the Ram 1500 as it prepares for the electric Ram 1500 REV pickup to begin production before the end of 2024.

The total includes all of the plant's 177 temporary workers and 14 full-time employees, effective September 28, according to UAW Local 1700.

In April, Stellantis laid off 199 full-time workers at Sterling Heights Assembly as part of a global cost-cutting effort.

(Detroit Free Press article on September 24, 2024)