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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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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