The company said it still plans to reopen the plant near Rockford in 2027, which is expected to employ 1,500 union workers.

The Belvidere plant, where the Jeep Cherokee was produced, shuttered in February 2023 and laid off 1,350 workers. But as part of Stellantis’ contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers ...

The Belvidere factory employed as many as 5,000 people several years ago, but it closed in early 2023 after Jeep Cherokee ...

UAW President Shawn Fain told reporters recently there is "plenty of work to go around" for automaker employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Stellantis plans to reopen its Belvidere plant in 2027, adjusting to tariffs imposed on auto imports by maintaining the 2023 ...

Stellantis NV's massive Belvidere Assembly Plant is expected to reopen by early 2027 and build a new Ram midsize pickup, but two other projects previously slated for the factory in the northern ...

Matt Frantzen, the president of UAW Local 1268, which represents members at Belvidere, said work is underway to clean out the inside of the plant, and the company has also begun mapping out a ...

According to the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, the decision to reopen Belvidere is also the result of strong union negotiations and strike threats. Kevin Gotinsky, representing the UAW's ...