Stellantis Big Investment In Increasing Electric Vehicle Production Plants In Michigan

All-New 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger. (Doc. Ram)

JAKARTA - Stellantis, the parent company of US brands such as Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep, is making a massive increase in its Michigan factories to support increased production of electric vehicles.

Stellantis reports it will invest more than 400 million US dollars (approximately IDR 6.17 trillion) into three factory facilities in Michigan to support the manufacturer's "multi-energy strategy". With this upgrade, it allows factories to produce electric and ICE versions of the same vehicle in the same facility.

Launching The Verge, September 12, most of the investment will be disbursed to the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP), the 1500 Ramcharger 2025 Ram factory, an electric truck with a gasoline-powered range expander and will be built together with the ICE version.

The SHAP will also be the first Stellantis factory in the US to build a fully electric vehicle, particularly the fully electric Ram 1500 REV, which is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year.

Investments are also allocated to help Warren Truck Assembly Plant support future production of electric Jeep Wagoneer, one of the four EV models under the brand planned to launch before the end of 2025. Meanwhile, Jeeps with internal combustion engines, including Wagoneer, Wagoneer L, Grand Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer L, will be built on the same track.

The final part of the investment will be allocated to the Engine Plant, where Stellantis plans to modernize the facility so that it can weld and test batteries for its STLA Frame architecture for production by 2024. STLA underlies Ram 1500 REV, Jeep Wagoneer S, Dodge Chargerris, and other EVs under Stellantis.

And for 2026, the plant will also build front and rear frame engines. The facility is also building gas engines such as GME-T4 EVO for the end of this year, along with other engines and hybrid components to launch in 2025.