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 next-generation Dodge Durango looks to be back on.

Big Three automaker Stellantis is making a number of moves in the US, in response to the new Trump administration and its focus on building products in America.

Stellantis this week committed to reopen the Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant and build a new midsize pickup starting in 2027, the United Auto Workers (UAW) confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.

Stellantis will also reopen its shuttered Belvidere plant in Illinois and invest in its Kokomo engine plant in Indiana.

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - On Jan. 23, the Scottsville Police Department and Allen County Sheriff’s Office attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a 2004 Dodge Durango being driven by 22-year-old Chelsea H. Bennett of Smithville, TN due to a traffic violation.

This rather unexpected turnabout will result in around 1,500 returning workers at Belvidere to support mid-size pickup truck production

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Stellantis' Belvidere site has been mothballed since February 2023 after the carmaker temporarily discontinued production of the Jeep Cherokee crossover.

The Belvidere factory has been a battleground for the United Auto Workers union since its six-week strike against Detroit's automakers in late 2023. In September 2024, the union filed unfair labor practice charges against the automaker,

ASOTIN — The driver of a vehicle involved in a Clarkston car crash was allegedly fleeing from a police stop when his Dodge Durango collided with a pickup-truck at Sixth and Libby streets on Tuesday.