adiator pickups to U.S. dealers Stellantis cancels plans for Jeep Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid variant Chrysler plans to hire up to 1,000 part-time employees to give exhausted full-time workers a break at its Toledo Jeep assembly plant. Record demand for the Jeep Wrangler and launch of the new Jeep Cherokee last year is driving the move to spell full-time employees who are regularly working 60 hours a week. Most of the new hires will get between ...

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l machining and assembly capacity. Installation is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2014 and will be completed by the end of 2014. The new torque converters will be assembled at Chrysler Group’s Indiana (Kokomo, Ind.) Transmission Plant I. The new transmission will debut in the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. In August 2011, a 72-million-dollar investment in Toledo Machining was announced to modernize the plant to produce the eight- and nine-speed...

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oluca Assembly Plant will remain idle through the end of April. Warren Truck Assembly also remains down through early May.  Chrysler started the production of the eight-speed transmission in Indiana Transmission I plant. The new eight-speed automatic transmission is installed in the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Charger. In the Grand Cherokee, the eight-speed transmission drives the new EcoDiesel, as well as two types of gasoline engines. Th...

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Stellantis, FCA US, Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack (formerly Mack Avenue Assembly Complex) Jeep Grand Cherokee (2021-), Grand Cherokee 4xe PHV (2022-), Jeep Grand Cherokee L (3-row) (2021-); 3.0-liter, 3.2-liter, and 3.6-liter V6 Pentastar engine production ended in June 2019 Stellantis (FCA)'s formerly V-6 engine assembly plant, the 2nd plant restarted as assembly plant of Jeep in 2021. - Number of employees as of September 2025: about 4,100 ...

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uisville Assembly Plant, which builds the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair, and Oakville Assembly Plant, which builds the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus, will be down until May 16 due to chip-related supply constraints. Stellantis also will idle the Belvidere Assembly Plant, which assembles the Jeep Cherokee, the week of May 9. On September 12, Lincoln debuted the new 2023 Corsair with segment-first features, including newly available Lincoln Acti...

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ry. The all-new Police Perimeter Alert enhances previous Surveillance Mode by using the vehicle’s Blind Spot Information System to monitor 270-degrees of movement, working along with Rear Camera on Demand. On June 21, the annual 2018 American-Made Index for 2018 was release by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top positi...

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mployees. On November 2, the UAW, as part of its new contract,  revealed that Stellantis plans to invest: Belvidere Assembly Plant- USD 1.5 billion for new midsize pickup truck (2027) 80-100,000 units annually; Detroit Assembly Complex- USD 1.5 billion, including next Durango ICE, BEV (2026) Grand Cherokee (2027), Toledo Assembly Complex North and South- USD 1.5 billion, including Jeep STLA frame, BEV (2028); Sterling Heights Assembly Plant- USD...

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Stellantis, FCA US, Toledo Assembly Complex (Toledo North) Jeep Cherokee (2013-2017), Liberty (-2012), Wrangler (2017-), Wrangler JL Hybrid (2018-), Wrangler 4xe PHEV (2020-); Stellantis (FCA)'s Jeep assembly plant - Employment in North and South plants as of August 2024: 4,679 - Investment of USD 1.2 billion announced since 2011 - Construction started in fall 1997. Production of Jeep Liberty launched April 2001 FCA launches 2020 Jeep Wrangler ...

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Stellantis, FCA US, Detroit Assembly Complex - Jefferson (formerly Jefferson North Assembly Plant) Jeep Grand Cherokee (1992-), Grand Cherokee SRT (2005-), Jeep Grand Cherokee (2021-), Grand Cherokee 4xe PHV (2022-); Dodge Durango (2010-), Durango Pursuit (2018-) Stellantis (FCA)'s assembly plant - Employees as of August 2024: 4,595 - Investment announced in February 2019: USD 900 million - Plant was built in 1991, with first Grand Cherokee prod...

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plant in Canada, while the HR-V is produced at the company’s Celaya and El Salto plants in Mexico. The company will add CR-V production to a fourth North American plant, in Marysville, Ohio, later in 2018. On June 21, the annual 2018 American-Made Index for 2018 was release by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top positi...

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plant in Canada, while the HR-V is produced at the company’s Celaya and El Salto plants in Mexico. The company will add CR-V production to a fourth North American plant, in Marysville, Ohio, later in 2018. On June 21, the annual 2018 American-Made Index for 2018 was release by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top positi...

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Stellantis, FCA US, Sterling Stamping Plant Automotive body stampings and assemblies for models including the Dodge Durango, Chrysler Pacifica, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram1500. Stellantis (FCA)'s stamping and assemblies plant - Year opened: 1965 - Investment announced since 2016: USD 326 million - Employees as of August 2024: 1,660 Stellantis idles production in Canadian, Mexican, U.S. plants over new tariffs Stellantis to pause Detroit Assembly ...

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ooling plan at SHAP for next-generation Ram 1500 production will take most of 2017, with sales of the new pickup expected to begin by January 2018. The nearby Warren Truck Assembly plant will continue to produce the current Ram 1500 for a period of time before beginning production of new Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Wagoneer models, which are expected in 2018 or later. On January 11, FCA announced it will invest USD 1 billion to modernize the Wa...

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uninterrupted. Meridian is now producing F-150 parts again in Eaton Rapids, as well as in its Nottingham, U.K. facility, which is shipping parts daily until Eaton Rapids production returns to pre-fire levels. On June 21, the annual 2018 American-Made Index for 2018 was release by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top positi...

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uninterrupted. Meridian is now producing F-150 parts again in Eaton Rapids, as well as in its Nottingham, U.K. facility, which is shipping parts daily until Eaton Rapids production returns to pre-fire levels. On June 21, the annual 2018 American-Made Index for 2018 was release by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top positi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/06

Stellantis, FCA US, Belvidere Assembly Plant and Belvidere Satellite Stamping Plant Ram mid-size pickup (2027-planning); Jeep Cherokee (2017-2023), Compass (-Dec. 2016), Patriot (-Dec. 2016); Dodge Dart (2012-2016), Caliber (-2011); Stamping parts Stellantis (FCA) assembly and stamping plant, production idled in February 2023 but expected to restart in 2027 - Production expected to be restarted with mid-size pickup in 2027 - Production to be idl...

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Stellantis, FCA US, Warren Stamping Plant Stampings and assemblies including hoods, roofs, liftgates, side apertures, fenders and floor pans. Stampings/assemblies provided for the Dodge Durango, Chrysler Pacifica, Jeep Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer, Wrangler and Ram Trucks (Light Duty and Heavy Duty). Stellantis (FCA)'s Stamping and assemblies plant - Year opened: 1949 - Investment announced since 2014: USD 309 million - Empl...

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ate average fuel efficiency by more than 25 percent. A substantial cost reduction is also expected to be achieved by replacing the seven current types of 2.7 to 4.0-liter engines with new downsized, lighter weight engines with fewer parts. The new engine is already installed on the 2011 "Jeep Grand Cherokee" to be followed by new models, including the Chrysler "Town&Country," "300" and "200," as well as the Dodge "Challenger," "Charger," "Avenger...

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t at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Michigan. The Twin Turbo V8s are hand-built at GM’s Bowling Green plant in Kentucky, which also builds high-output V8s for the Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro ZL1. On June 21, the annual 2018 American-Made Index for 2018 was release by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top positi...

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, Stellantis announced that its Windsor and Toluca assembly plants will be down this week due to a shortage of semiconductor components. The company also announced that its Jefferson North Assembly Plant resumed production last week after eight weeks of retooling for the fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs. Separately, Stellantis' announced that its Melfi plant in southern Italy will be down from June 6 to June 11. On September 30, Stellant...

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