Automotive

Stellantis gears up Michigan plants for EV parts production

September 11, 2024

Automaker Stellantis said it will invest over $406 million in three Michigan facilities.

Additionally, the Netherlands-based company, which has significant operations in the US, said its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) in southeast Michigan will be the company’s first US facility to build a fully electric vehicle.

“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,” Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said in a statement on Wednesday.

The company said it is on track to become a carbon net-zero corporation by 2038.

The specific investments in each Michigan plant (located in the city of its name) are listed below.

Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP)

The company will invest $235.5 million at SHAP to produce the first-ever battery-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV light-duty truck. Also, the plant will produce the all-new range-extended 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger.

Warren Truck Assembly Plant (WTAP)

Stellantis will spend ~$97.6 million at WTAP to produce a future electrified Jeep Wagoneer.

The company said this is one of four Jeep EVs that the brand will launch globally before the end of 2025.

Dundee Engine Plant (DEP)

Stellantis will invest more than $73 million to retool DEP to produce parts for the architecture of two of its EV platforms. The plant will assemble, weld, and test the STLA Frame’s battery trays and machine the front and rear beams for the STLA Large.

Production will begin in 2024 and 2026, respectively, the company said.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.