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Christiaan Hetzner

After meeting with Trump, Stellantis chairman commits to restart of endangered Illinois plant

US President Donald Trump waits to speak in Emancipation Hall during inauguration ceremonies at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20. (Credit: Greg Nash—AFP/Getty Images)
  • Stellantis’s Belvidere factory has been mothballed since February 2023 after the carmaker temporarily discontinued production of the Jeep Cherokee crossover. John Elkann additionally committed to build the next-generation Dodge Durango in Detroit as promised, after sacking the CEO who broke that pledge.

Signaling support for Donald Trump’s “Made in America” agenda, embattled carmaker Stellantis has had a change of heart and will now move forward with billion-dollar investments to secure the future of two endangered U.S. factories.

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