Stellantis to Invest $13 Billion to Grow in the United States

[Bili]

Stellantis to Invest $13 Billion to Grow in the United States​

Expands U.S. Production by 50% With Five New Vehicle Launches and 19 Product Actions Over Next Four Years, Adding More Than 5,000 New Jobs at Plants in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana

• Largest single investment in Company’s 100-year history, which benefits all U.S. assembly plants
• Belvidere, Illinois, plant to reopen for production of two new Jeep® vehicles
• All-new midsize truck to be assembled in Toledo, Ohio
• Warren, Michigan, plant to produce all-new range-extended EV and internal combustion engine large SUV
• Next-generation Dodge Durango to be built in Detroit
• Kokomo, Indiana, facilities to produce all-new GMET4 EVO engine

Stellantis to Invest $13 Billion to Grow in the United States

Expands U.S. Production by 50% With Five New Vehicle Launches and 19 Product Actions Over Next Four Years, Adding More Than 5,000 N

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[cygnus]

Yesterday was somewhat disappointing. No HD trucks to Warren, and they’re getting a Ram variant (largely for police / fleet sales) of the Grand Wagoneer in 2028, which is ages from now. GME-T4 trash that no one wants. Overpriced 1.6L MHEVs of the Compass and Cherokee that are both inferior to just buying a used Grand Cherokee (3.6L V6) or Compass (2L I4 was actually a good fit for this vehicle).

Pentastar is going away. How are they going to source all these Hemis for the Grand Wagoneer, Grand Cherokee, Durango, and Charger from one factory in Mexico, in Saltillo? They wiffed on not announcing US Hemi production and not continuing production of the tried and true Pentastar.

 

[patfromigh]

The Pentastar V6 lives on in the REV and REEV as well as in vans. The Compass and Cherokee will be regular hybrids with 350V architecture. It remains to be seen if there will be other options. The price of the next Compass has not been announced, and will be different enough from the Euro Compass so that one can't use the value equation for a comparison. The 2L Compass is still on sale in the meantime for those that want a slower, thirstier less reliable (Korean transmission) vehicle than the Japanese brand equivalents.

 

[Bili]

I'm fine with turbo engines. Long in the tooth here in Europe. Actually I own one. Turbo petrol engine, tiny one. On the open road it can hit mid 40 mpg on average.

For highway one can buy higher capacity (turbo) engine or just opt for a diesel. Still for constant high speeds there is no better than diesel engines.

 

[larrywal]

Americans better buy lot's of these vehicles ...Open up the gold mine Stellantis

 

[Humdrum]

I bought a brand-new Cherokee in 2014 and got 120,000 miles from it. 3.2 V6 and the "notorious" 9speed transmission. I only had to replace the oil seal on the transmission, but that was under warrantee. I gave that car to my daughter but I would consider a new Cherokee when it comes out. I am thinking that it is a good intermediate step before going electric, especially if it's built here in Illinois.