Stellantis' Belvidere Assembly Plant, was indefinitely idled at the end of February 2023. More than 1,000 people were put out of work.

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

Saving the Belvidere factory from permanent closure was a key part of a new contract with the United Auto Workers in 2023. Stellantis originally agreed to make an electric truck at Belvidere, create a new EV battery facility and expand its parts-distribution facility into a regional megahub.