Stellantis Negotiates with Unifor Amidst Belvidere Assembly Plant Strike

Stellantis has reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, which had been idled eight months ago, and add over a thousand jobs at a new battery plant in Belvidere. The plant will produce a new midsize pickup truck, potentially a successor to the Dodge Dakota, based on the STLA Large unibody architecture. The pickup will offer both electrified and internal combustion engine power. The state of Illinois has secured additional land for the battery facility, and more details about the plans for Belvidere are expected to be revealed soon.