Update: UAW Vice President Rich Boyer announced that a midsize truck will be built at the Stellantis factory in Belvidere, Illinois. Ram has not yet confirmed or commented on this surprise announcement.

In February, Stellantis temporarily closed down its assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, which was previously manufacturing the Jeep Cherokee. This decision resulted in 1,200 workers being laid off without any assurance of future employment. However, there is good news now as the automotive conglomerate has reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers.

Vice President Rich Boyer of the UAW shared the favorable development in an official statement on YouTube: “UAW family, it is my great honor to announce that we have saved Belvidere. Again, we have saved Belvidere… We have won a new vehicle at Belvidere…it will be a midsize truck, and we will have two shifts.”