Stellantis is spending $400 million to revamp US factories for EVs

Stellantis, the European genitor institution of American brands Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep, is retooling its Michigan plants to alteration much electrical conveyance production.

The automaker says it volition enactment much than $400 cardinal into 3 Michigan facilities to enactment its “multi-energy strategy,” enabling manufacturing of electrical and state versions of the aforesaid vehicles to beryllium built successful the aforesaid facilities. Most of the wealth volition rotation into the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP), wherever the upcoming 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger, an EV motortruck with a gas-powered scope extender, volition beryllium built alongside the all-combustion motor versions of the pickup.

SHAP volition besides beryllium Stellantis’ archetypal US works to physique a afloat electrical vehicle, specifically the all-electric Ram 1500 REV, which is slated for transportation by the extremity of the year.

Investment is besides going towards helping retool the Warren Truck Assembly Plant to enactment the accumulation of a aboriginal electrical Jeep Wagoneer (perhaps the Wagoneer S), 1 of 4 EV models nether the marque planned for motorboat earlier the extremity of 2025. Internal combustion Jeeps, including the Wagoneer, Wagoneer L, Grand Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer L, volition beryllium built connected the aforesaid lines.

The past stock of the concern volition spell to the Dundee Engine Plant, wherever Stellantis plans to retool the installation truthful it tin weld and trial artillery trays for its STLA Frame architecture for accumulation successful 2024. STLA underpins the Ram 1500 REV, Jeep Wagoneer S, Dodge Charger Daytona, and different EVs nether Stellantis.

And for 2026, the works volition besides instrumentality the frame’s beforehand and rear beams. The installation is besides gathering state engines similar the GME-T4 EVO for aboriginal this year, on with different engines and hybrid parts for motorboat successful 2025.

Separate from the caller investment, Stellantis is besides receiving national backing to revive idled plants successful Indiana and Illinois, portion of a $1.7 cardinal pool the Biden medication announced successful July.