Elkann recalled Tim Kuniskis, who had retired last year, as Ram Trucks chief executive. Stellantis also reversed a decision to cut 1,100 jobs at a Jeep plant in Ohio, and will protect 1,500 jobs through its promise to spend $1.2bn in an Illinois plant.

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

This executive says spending in a specific sector will drive the renaissance of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram trucks.

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.

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

The global car maker Stellantis has announced that it would be heavily focusing on investing in its US operations in the coming future, in order to increase its sales volume and market share.

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

Stellantis Chairman John Elkann revealed a series of significant U.S.investment plans during a meeting with President Donald Trump.Key elements of Stellantis' reworked investment strategy include producing a midsize pickup truck at the previously idled Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois plant 2027,

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.

If there’s one thing America loves, it’s a good comeback story, and Stellantis is delivering one for the ages.

Filosa also moved Jeff Kommor back to his previous role as U.S. head of sales after a disastrous year that saw Stellantis lose nearly 2 points of market share while inventory piled up at dealerships. Tavares had reassigned Kommor to a commercial sales role in February 2024.

According to an email, Stellantis Chair John Elkann met with President Donald Trump and discussed the company's plan to reopen the Belvidere plant.