Jeep Maker Stellantis to Invest $155 Million in EV Indiana Plants -- Update
February 28 2023 - 8:36AM
Dow Jones News
By Mauro Orru
Stellantis NV will invest $155 million in three Indiana plants
to produce new electric drive modules, part of the auto maker's
plans to have half of its U.S. sales be fully electric cars by the
end of the decade.
The company, formed by the combination of Fiat Chrysler and
Peugeot maker PSA Group, said Tuesday that the investment would be
made at the Indiana Transmission, Kokomo Transmission and Kokomo
Casting Plants, bringing its total investments in Indiana to nearly
$3.3 billion since 2020.
"With more than 7,000 employees in Indiana, these investments
will leverage the core manufacturing competencies of the local
workforce in the areas of casting, machining and assembly, all of
which will be needed even as the market transitions to an
electrified future," said Mark Stewart, Stellantis North America
COO.
Stellantis expects production to start in the third quarter of
2024.
Chief Executive Carlos Tavares is aiming by 2030 to have 100% of
Stellantis's European sales and 50% of its U.S. sales be fully
electric cars. Global electric-vehicle sales achieved around 10%
market share industrywide for the first time last year, driven
mainly by strong growth in China and Europe.
"While we continue our successful transition to a decarbonized
future in our European operations, we are now setting those same
foundational elements for the North American market," Mr. Tavares
said.
The announcement comes a week after Stellantis said it was
planning to distribute $4.47 billion in dividends to shareholders
and buy back up to $1.6 billion worth of shares after revenue and
net profit surged in 2022.
Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com; @MauroOrru94
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