Stellantis idles Illinois plant, criticizes high cost of making EVs

Worker at the Stellantis plant in Belvidere, Illinois in 2012 Scott Olson/Getty Images Jeep maker Stellantis confirmed it will certainly idle an

producing more electrical automobiles. Stellantis, which manages the production of 16 auto brands, including Jeep, Chrysler, as well as Dodge, verified to Insider that it intends to idle an assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, starting in February 2023."Our sectorhas been

detrimentally influenced by a plethora of elements like the continuous COVID-19 pandemic and also the global integrated circuit lack, but the most impactful challenge is the enhancing cost pertaining to the electrification of the auto market,"the firm claimed in a statement. Stellantis additionally stated the activity would certainly cause" indefinite layoffs."The plant closure was first reported by Reuters, which reports that the plant utilizes about 1,350 workers. The shutdown comes as even more car companies promise to focus on generating electric cars over gas-powered cars to adhere to brand-new discharges policies. Last month, the EU reached a deal to need automakers to reach a zero-emission target by 2035, as well as in the US, greater than one-third of states have actually signaled that they prepare to prohibit the sale of brand-new gasoline-powered autos by the same year. In July 2021, Stellantis said 100%of its sales in Europe and also 50 %of sales in the US would certainly be of battery electrical automobiles by the end of 2030.

There are no existing strategies to resume procedures at its Belvidere plant, which creates Jeep Cherokee SUVs."The business additionally is functioning to recognize various other opportunities to repurpose the Belvidere facility and has no additional information to share at this time,"Stellantis told Insider. Relevant video clip:

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