Stellantis' chairman detailed several plans for U.S. investments when meeting with President Donald Trump before his Monday inauguration.

The United Automobile Workers union has been pressing the automaker, which owns Chrysler and Jeep, to revive the plant in Belvidere, Ill.

Since Carlos Tavares suddenly left his role as Stellantis CEO in late November 2024, the automaker has been reshaping it quickly. John Elkann and an interim executive committee are leading the company,

Stellantis Chairman John Elkann has spent four days in Washington meeting with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump and several top administration officials, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Stellantis is the first carmaker to take the initiative in the US after the change of administration. New investments in Illinois, Detroit, Ohio and Indiana. Elkann has already met with Trump

The UAW believed the company was going back on its plant investment commitments. Now, as Trump takes office, the automaker has renewed its U.S. plans.

John Elkann, chairman of Jeep-maker Stellantis, wasted no time reassuring President Trump of the global automaker’s commitment to U.S. manufacturing. The scion of Italy’s famous Agnelli family met with Trump last week to emphasize the company’s support for American workers.

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - An email sent to Stellantis employees outlines a plan to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant. The email, sent to U.S. employees by Antonio Filosa, Stellantis' North American chief operating officer, says a new mid-size pickup truck will be produced in Belvidere, bringing back more than 1,500 UAW employees.

Stellantis is making big changes to turn its U.S. business around after a tough 2024 and the departure of CEO Carlos Tavares.

UAW workers in the stateline are shouting a rally cry as automaker Stellantis announces it will reopen its shuttered Belvidere, Illinois auto assembly plant. UAW officials say in a statement