Stellantis invests $406M to upgrade 3 Michigan plants to manufacture electric vehicles
Stellantis has announced plans to upgrade three of its Michigan facilities. The company will invest $406 million to support its multi-energy technology and manufacturing flexibility. Stellantis hopes this investment will improve its competitive advantages across a wide variety of electrification adoption scenarios.
Stellantis’ Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be retooled to become the company’s first U.S. plant to build a fully electric vehicle. The facility will be used to produce the soon-to-be-launched Ram 1500 REV, the company’s first battery-electric light-duty pickup truck, as well as the range-extended 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger and additional internal combustion engine (ICE) models. The project’s $235.5 million improvements include a new conveyor system, new automation for battery-electric-vehicle-specific processes, and the retooling and rearrangement of workstations in general assembly.
Improvements will also be made to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant (WTAP) and the Dundee Engine Plant (DEP) for the production of a future electrified Jeep Wagoneer, and the manufacturing of battery tray production and beam machining for the STLA Frame and STLA Large batteries. Stellantis will invest $97.6 million and $73 million into the WTAP and DEP projects, respectively.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said, “Sterling Heights Assembly has performed an incredible transformation in record time and I want to thank our colleagues for this great achievement. Gearing up to build our first-ever Ram electric truck and the range-extended version in Michigan is a meaningful moment of pride for our teams. With these investments supporting both Jeep and Ram, we’re adding innovations to our Michigan manufacturing footprint to support a multi-energy approach that is laser-focused on customer demand.”
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