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.

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.

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.

In a memo obtained by Crain’s, the automaker said it will build a new midsize truck at the long-idled plant, but it did not provide a timeline.

Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday.

The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.

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

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WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis is moving forward with plans to build a new midsize pickup truck in Belvidere, Illinois, the company said on Wednesday, ending months of conflict with the United Auto Workers union over delays, and strengthening its U.S. production footprint as President Donald Trump takes office.