DETROIT (AP) —Stellantis is moving closer to closing its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, as it prepares for the costly transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. The factory, which now employs about 1,350 workers, officially was placed on "idle" by the company on Tuesday. That...
Stellantis is moving closer to closing its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, as it prepares for the costly transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles.
(CBS DETROIT)- The United Auto Workers union says it's preparing to file grievances and potentially strike after claiming Stellantis hasn't kept contract commitments regarding reopening theBelvidere Assembly Plantin Illinois. The Belvidere plant was idled in 2023, but in last year's contract, the ...
The union has been threatening strikes Stellantis over claims that it has failed to uphold an agreement from last year’s contract to re-open the Belvidere Assembly Plant after it was closed indefinitely in February 2023. Following the closure, around 1,300 employees were left without work. RELA...
Tavares explained that Stellantis is looking for a solution at Belvidere, and that it’s idling the plant, not closing it permanently. He said the company isn’t trying “to get from Belvidere any specific concession. This is a global issue. This is not a Belvidere issue. Belvidere is part...
So promising was the prospect of reopening Belvidere that it drew a celebratory visit from President Joe Biden and apledge of $335 million in federal dollarsto revamp the 5-million-square-foot plant, which began building vehicles in 1965. ...
When the company told the auto workers union that it would delay plans to reopen a factory and build anew electric vehicle battery plant in Belvidere, Illinois,UAW President Shawn Faincalled for Tavares to be fired. The company agreed to the plans in a new contract with the UAW that was si...