USS, RU, PHEV, DT BSG, JL, JL ATX and JL BSG versions. On March 13, Stellantis México celebrated the production of six million Pentastar engines at the Saltillo South Engine Plant, thirteen years after the start of operations. The Pentastar engine is currently found in the Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep JT, Jeep Wrangler, Ram Promaster and Ram 1500. Specifically, the Saltillo South Engine Plant assembles the Pentasta...

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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," "Durango" and "Journey." Chrysler Group LLC announced that it would reopen a part of the Trenton North Engine Plant, which ceased operations in May 201...

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proximately 1,500 UAW-represented employees to work there. The company did not provide a description of the truck nor a timeline, but a UAW announcement said that Belvidere will build a new midsize truck starting in 2027. The letter stated that the company would also build the next generation Dodge Durango at the company’s Detroit Assembly Complex, and that there would be additional investment in the Toledo Assembly Complex and Toledo Machining...

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871 units behind schedule year-to-date. 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); Sterli...

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SUV concept based on the "Jeep Grand Cherokee" will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Maserati announced its first SUV "Kubang" at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new SUV, which will be built at Chrysler's Jefferson North Plant, will share the chassis with the "Jeep Grand Cherokee" and "Dodge Durango" produced at the same plant. It will be installed with a new engine supplied from Ferrari mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. Masserat...

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ds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, which had also been idled since March 29, resumes production on April 19 as originally announced. On April 22, Stellantis announced that starting April 26 at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant, which produces the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, only one shift crew will work for three weeks and then be laid off, while the other two shift crews work for the next three weeks. Dealers ar...

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over to “assess the effects of U.S. tariff policies”. The Hornet, sibling of the Alfa Romeo Tonale, is also built at Giambattista Vico Assembly Plant in Naples, Italy, and is subject to a 25% tariff when shipped into the U.S. Absence of the Hornet leaves the Detroit Assembly Complex-built Dodge Durango SUV, and Dodge Charger, built and imported from Windsor, Ontario, as the brand’s remaining models for the 2026 model. On September 23, multi...

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ds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, which had also been idled since March 29, resumes production on April 19 as originally announced. On April 22, Stellantis announced that starting April 26 at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant, which produces the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, only one shift crew will work for three weeks and then be laid off, while the other two shift crews work for the next three weeks. Dealers ar...

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apacity of 67 GWh with 2,800 employees. 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); Sterli...

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d it’s Brampton Assembly Plant, which builds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger, and the Warren Truck Assembly Plant, which builds the Ram 1500 Classic prior-generation pickup, will be idled January 2-12. The Jefferson North plant, which builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, will be down January 2-5. Sterling Heights Assembly, which produces the new 2019 Ram 1500 crew and quad cabs, will be idled January 2-12 for ...

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nvert the two plants of the Mack Avenue Engine Complex for assembly of an all-new three-row full-size Jeep SUV by the end of 2020 and next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee in the first half of 2021. The Jefferson North Assembly Plant would receive USD 900 million for continued production of the Dodge Durango and next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee. Pentastar 3.6-, 3.2- and 3.0-liter engines currently built at Mack I would end production by Q3 2019 ...

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Stellantis, FCA US, Detroit Assembly Complex - Jefferson (formerly Jefferson North Assembly Plant) Jeep Grand Cherokee (1992-), Grand Cherokee SRT (2005-), 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 produced in February 1992. Expans...

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h ICE and electric propulsion systems. 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); Sterli...

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nd internal combustion engine large SUV that will be produced at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant beginning in 2028 with a retooling investment of nearly USD 100 million. Stellantis will invest USD 130 million to prepare the Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson for production of the next-gen Dodge Durango in 2029. Stellantis will make additional investments in several Kokomo facilities including USD 100 million to produce the all-new GMET4 EVO f...

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d it’s Brampton Assembly Plant, which builds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger, and the Warren Truck Assembly Plant, which builds the Ram 1500 Classic prior-generation pickup, will be idled January 2-12. The Jefferson North plant, which builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, will be down January 2-5. Sterling Heights Assembly, which produces the new 2019 Ram 1500 crew and quad cabs, will be idled January 2-12 for ...

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proximately 1,500 UAW-represented employees to work there. The company did not provide a description of the truck nor a timeline, but a UAW announcement said that Belvidere will build a new midsize truck starting in 2027. The letter stated that the company would also build the next generation Dodge Durango at the company’s Detroit Assembly Complex, and that there would be additional investment in the Toledo Assembly Complex and Toledo Machining...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/25

nd internal combustion engine large SUV that will be produced at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant beginning in 2028 with a retooling investment of nearly USD 100 million. Stellantis will invest USD 130 million to prepare the Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson for production of the next-gen Dodge Durango in 2029. Stellantis will make additional investments in several Kokomo facilities including USD 100 million to produce the all-new GMET4 EVO f...

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can plants Stellantis is stopping production the week of September 30 and temporarily laying off the workers at its Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson plant 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...

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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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s at Detroit Three to more than 40,000. 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); Sterli...

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