The United Automobile Workers union has been pressing the automaker, which owns Chrysler and Jeep, to revive the plant in Belvidere, Ill.

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 news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.

Stellantis will reportedly reopen its plant in Belvidere, Illinois, to build the forthcoming Ram midsize truck. The facility has been idle since 2023.

Automaker Stellantis plans to produce a new midsize pickup truck at the assembly plant near Rockford. The move will put about 1,500 UAW-represented employees back to work.

Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday.

Illinois state Sen. Chapin Rose is introducing a new bill that he says will help make voting go smoother. The measure would require voters to start using a photo ID in order to cast a ballot. Currently, IDs are not required to cast a ballot unless you are also registering to vote at that time.

Chrysler parent Stellantis is moving forward with plans to build a new midsize pickup truck in Belvidere, Illinois, the company said on Wednesday, ending months of conflict with the United

UAW workers in the stateline are shouting a rally cry as automaker Stellantis announces it will reopen its shuttered Belvidere, Illinois auto assembly plant. UAW officials say in a statement

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - An email sent to Stellantis employees outlines a plan to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant. The email, sent to U.S. employees by Antonio Filosa, Stellantis' North American chief operating officer, says a new mid-size pickup truck will be produced in Belvidere, bringing back more than 1,500 UAW employees.

Stellantis NV is recommitting to US factory investments agreed to more than a year ago as the maker of Jeep sport utility vehicles seeks the good graces of President Donald Trump.