Jan 23, 2025 · The UAW previously said that Stellantis had committed to the Belvidere additions as well as Durango production in the union’s new contract, reached in 2023 after a six-week strike.

Jan 22, 2025 · A re-launch of truck building at Belvidere by 2027 would line up with Stellantis’s earlier promises. In 2023, Stellantis had agreed to a $5 billion reboot of the Belvidere plant to turn it into an auto parts hub. Last fall Stellantis said it was delaying its Belvidere plans — including its re-launch of truck buildings.

The Belvidere Assembly Plant (BVAP) is an idled automobile production facility owned and operated by Stellantis North America. The factory opened in 1965 in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, and last assembled the Jeep Cherokee.

Jan 22, 2025 · Illinois’ two U.S. senators are celebrating a decision by Stellantis and the United Auto Workers’ union to invest in upgrading its U.S. auto plants. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say that includes investing in the Belvidere Assembly plant. 1,500 jobs are expected to return in 2027 to the Illinois plant.

Jan 22, 2025 · ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – 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 2027 ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Stellantis has committed to reopening its shuttered Belvidere Assembly plant in Illinois to build an all-new mid-size pickup truck in 2027 and return approximately 1,500 union-represented jobs, the United Auto Workers announced in a press release Wednesday.

Jan 22, 2025 · Stellantis to invest $1.2B in Belvidere, Illinois auto plant Stellantis' Belvidere Assembly Plant, was indefinitely idled at the end of February 2023. More than 1,000 people were put out of work.

Jan 22, 2025 · Later that year, the UAW issued a trilateral strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, winning in the eventual contract a commitment to invest $5 billion in restarting the Belvidere plant. But Stellantis dragged its heels, and, following a speech at the Democratic National Convention by UAW President Shawn Fain, confirmed it was ...

Jul 11, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Biden administration on Thursday announced $334 million in federal funding to help reopen the shuttered Stellantis plant in Belvidere, and convert it to build electric...

Oct 28, 2023 · The Stellantis Belvidere Assembly Plant will reopen after the company reached a tentative deal to end the UAW strike. BELVIDERE, Ill. (WLS) -- There was sigh of relief for auto workers across...