Workers at Ford, Stellantis and General Motors plants are voting on the United Auto Workers new tentative deals with the automakers, lucrative contracts that call for 27% wage increases and significant improvements in retiree benefits and wage progression for younger workers. In contract summaries sent out to workers, the UAW also spells out how much and where it will invest in its plants, offering job commitments to employees. The following tables come from those UAW contract summaries, in order of when the companies reached a tentative deal with the UAW.
Ford Investments
As with GM and Stellantis, lower down in this story, some of the Ford investments mentioned in the UAW deal aren't exactly new. In 2022, Ford announced a $1.5 billion EV truck investment for its Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, so the new $2.1 billion figure includes that investment plus other upgrades to the plant. Still, the company plans more than $8.1 billion in plant spending throughout the life of the contract, offering job security to workers at several plants.
Plant | Investment | Products |
| Ohio Assembly | $2,100,000,000 | All new EV van to be added; Medium Truck will continue; Super Duty will continue; E-Series Cutaway and Stripped Chassis will continue |
| Louisville Assembly | $1,200,000,000 | Escape will continue through its planned product lifecycle; Corsair will continue through its planned product lifecycle; All new EV product will be added |
| Kansas City Assembly | $1,000,000,000 | F-150 will continue, including HEV and Police; Transit will continue; Transit EV will continue through its planned product lifecycle |
| Dearborn Truck | $900,000,000 | F-150 will continue, including HEV and Raptor; F-150 Lightning will continue through its product lifecycle; All new EV truck will be added |
| Kentucky Truck | $750,000,000 | Super Duty will continue; Expedition will continue, including HEV; Navigator will continue, including HEV |
| Chicago Assembly | $400,000,000 | Current Explorer will continue, including HEV and Police; Aviator will continue through its product lifecycle |
| Michigan Assembly | $250,000,000 | Current Ranger will continue, including Raptor; Current Bronco will continue, including Raptor; 3rd production crew will be added; Stamping for Mustang, Bronco including Raptor, Ranger including Raptor, F-150, Expedition, Navigator, and Super Duty will continue; Stamping for Escape, Corsair will continue thru their planned lifecycle |
| Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center | $230,000,000 | All new EV Power unit will be added; Current EV Power unit will continue; 8F57 transmission will continue; HF55 transmission will continue; 6F & HF45 will continue through their planned lifecycles |
| Rawsonville Components | $200,000,000 | GEN IV Battery will continue and add additional capacity; BEV H and BEV G batteries will continue through their planned lifecycle; All new Hybrid battery; AIS, Carbon cannisters, sequencing, and 10R oil pump will continue; Coil on plug and 6R oil pump will continue thru their planned lifecycles |
| Sharonville Transmission | $160,000,000 | 10R transmission will continue; Current gear families will continue; 6R transmission will continue through its planned product lifecycle |
| Dearborn Stamping /Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing | $150,000,000 | Stamping for F-150, Expedition, Navigator, Bronco, and Super Duty will continue; Stampings for Lightning will continue through their planned lifecycle; Stampings for all new EV at REVC; Hydroforming for F-150, Expedition, Navigator, and Super Duty will continue, Axle, shock, tire and wheel, front wheel end assembly for F-150, Tire and wheel will continue for Edge through planned lifecycle |
| Woodhaven Stamping | $150,000,000 | Stampings for Explorer, Bronco, Mustang, and service parts will continue; Stampings for new EV will be added; Stampings and hot metal forming for Escape, Corsair, and Aviator will continue through their planned lifecycle; Stampings and hot metal forming for Explorer will continue |
| Sterling Axle | $130,000,000 | Axle production will continue for the following vehicles: F150, Super Duty, Mustang, Expedition, Navigator, Explorer, Transit with Aviator axle production continuing thru its product lifecycle |
| Livonia Transmission | $120,000,000 | 10R transmission will continue; 8FM transmission will continue; 6R transmission will continue through its planned product lifecycle; Current gears will continue |
| Cleveland Engine | $100,000,000 | Duratec engine will continue; Cyclone engine will continue |
| Lima Engine | $90,000,000 | Cyclone engine will continue; Nano engine will continue |
| Buffalo Stamping | $80,000,000 | Stampings for Edge and Nautilus will continue through their planned product lifecycles; Stampings for all new EV will be added; Stampings for Super Duty, Expedition, Navigator, E-Series and Medium Truck will continue |
| Flat Rock Assembly | $50,000,000 | Mustang will continue; Pending program approval new product will be added |
| Chicago Stamping | $30,000,000 | Stampings for Explorer, Transit, and Super Duty will continue; Stampings for Aviator will continue through their planned lifecycles |
| Dearborn Engine | $20,000,000 | Duratec engine will continue; 5.2L SC engine will continue; All new EV Battery Pack |
| Woodhaven Forging | $3,000,000 | Current engine family forgings will continue; Forged Steel Crankshaft for 7.3L Engine Program will be added |
Stellantis Investments
The parent company of Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Citroen and other brands is promising the largest investments in future plants, just under $19 billion. Some of that, such as the Samsung battery plant joint venture in Kokomo, Indiana, had already been announced, but the $3.2 billion Belvidere, Illinois, battery plant covered by the contract is new.
Plant | Investment | Products |
| Kokomo Battery | $6,200,000,000 | Previously announced: Launch two new JV battery operations with Samsung SDI with the first scheduled to being production in 2025 and the second in 2026. |
| Belvidere Battery | $3,200,000,000 | Launch a new JV battery operation in 2028 with a yet to be identified business partner. |
| Belvidere Assembly | $1,500,000,000 | All New Midsize Trucks in 2027 (80,000 – 100,000 Units Projected) |
| Toledo Assembly Complex North & South | $1,500,000,000 | Current Jeep Wrangler (JL) will continue into 2028; Current Jeep Gladiator (JT) will continue into 2028; Mid-Cycle Action updating the Jeep Gladiator (JT) in 2023; Jeep Wrangler (JL) PHEV Upgrade in 2025; Jeep Gladiator (JT) PHEV Upgrade in 2025; Next generation Jeep Wrangler (J70) including BEV and REPB in 2028 |
| Detroit Assembly Complex | $1,500,000,000 | Current Dodge Durango (WD) will continue through 2025; Current Jeep Grand Cherokee 2 row (WL 74) will continue through 2027; Current Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 row (WL 75) will continue into 2028; Mid-Cycle Action updating the Jeep Grand Cherokee 2 row (WL 74) in 2024; Mid-Cycle Action updating the Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 row (WL 75) in 2024; Next generation Durango (D6U), including ICE and BEV in 2026; Next generation Grand Cherokee (J6U), including ICE and BEV in 2027 |
| Sterling Heights | $1,400,000,000 | Current Ram 1500 Light Duty (DT) will continue through 2024; Mid-Cycle Action updating the RAM 1500 Light Duty (DT) in 2024; New RAM 1500 Light Duty (DT) including BEV and REPB STLA Frame in 2024 |
| Indiana Transmission | $900,000,000 | Current product 948TE will continue into 2028; Current product 68RFE will continue into 2024; Launch Phase I of Electric Drive Motor Gear Machining & Assembly in 2024; Launch Phase II of Electric Drive Motor Gear Machining & Assembly in 202; Launch e-Motor Assembly in 2026 |
| Dundee Engine Plant North & South | $770,000,000 | Launch the GME – T4 EVO in 2024; Launch the EP6 in 2025; Introduce production of STLA Frame & Large Battery Trays in 2024; Introduce Production of STLA Large Beam Machining in 2025 |
| Warren Truck | $600,000,000 | Current RAM 1500 (DS) will continue through 2024; Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer (WS) will continue into 2028; Mid-Cycle Action Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer (WS) in 2025; Introducing Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer (WS) REPB STLA Frame in 2025; Introducing Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer (WS) BEV STLA Frame in 2027; 2nd Mid-Cycle Action Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer (WS) in 2027 |
| Kokomo Transmission | $450,000,000 | Current product 850RE Gen 2 will continue into 2028; Current product SI-EVT will continue into 2028; Launch the 880RE Gen4 in 2024; Introduce Electric Drive Motor Gearbox Covers in 2024 |
| Toledo Machining | $270,000,000 | Current 850RE Torque Converters will continue into 2028; Current 948TE Torque Converters will continue into 2028; Current HD Truck Steering Columns will continue into 2028; Current Jeep Wrangler/Gladiator (JL/JT) Super-Module will continue into 2028; Introduce Production of STLA Large Front Cradles; Introduce Production of STLA Medium Cradles; Introduce Production of Halfshafts |
| Sterling Stamping | $165,000,000 | Continue current products to support Detroit Assembly Complex Jefferson, Warren Truck, Toledo and Sterling Heights Assembly facilities.; Introduction of future products to support Detroit Assembly Complex Jefferson, Warren Truck, Toledo and Sterling Heights Assembly and other North American facilities |
| Kokomo Casting | $160,000,000 | Continued production of various engine blocks and components, transmission cases and components & chassis components; Launch WL & LB Crossmembers in 2024; Launch EDM Gearbox Cover in 2024; Launch GME T6 Oil Pan in 2024; Launch the EP6 Bedplate in 2025; Launch the EP6 Block in 2025; Launch eMotors Housing and Cover in 2026 |
| New Belvidere Consolidated Mopar Mega Hub | $100,000,000 | Launch in 2024 through the consolidation of work from the Marysville, Chicago, and Milwaukee PDCs; Introduce Stamping operations in support of replacement parts for the Belvidere Mega Hub in 2025. |
| Warren Stamping | $85,000,000 | Continue current products to support Detroit Assembly Complex Jefferson, Warren Truck, Toledo and Sterling Heights Assembly facilities.; Introduction of future products to support Detroit Assembly Complex Jefferson, Warren Truck, Toledo and Sterling Heights Assembly and other North American facilities |
| New Fishkill, NY Mopar Hub | $30,000,000 | Launch in 2025 with the consolidation of work from the New York and Boston PDCs. |
| New Macon, GA Mopar Hub | $30,000,000 | Launch in 2026 with the consolidation of work from the Orlando and Atlanta PDCs. |
| New Metro Detroit Region Mopar Hub | $30,000,000 | Launch in 2026 with the consolidation of work from the Centerline PDC, Centerline Warehouse & Packaging, Warren PDC, and Sherwood PDC. |
| New Reno, Nevada PDC | $30,000,000 | Launch projected in 2027 with the consolidation of work from the LA PDC |
| New South Central Texas PDC | $30,000,000 | Launch projected in 2026 with the consolidation of work from the Dallas PDC. |
| Kokomo Engine | $0 | Current product GME T4 DOHC will continue into 2028 |
| Trenton Engine | $0 | Pentastar Classic continues through 2024; Pentastar Upgrade continues through 2028 |
General Motors Investments
GM plans to invest a little more than $13 billion throughout the contract with about $9.1 billion of that going into battery plants and other electric vehicle investments. Most of the GM investments have already been announced, but there were a handful of new projects, such as the $1.25 billion investment planned for Michigan's Lansing Grand River plant.
Plant | Investment | Products |
| Orion Assembly | $4,000,000,000 | Future EVs |
| Springhill Assembly | $2,000,000,000 | 2 GM EV’s (1 implemented) & future partner EV |
| Lansing Grand River | $1,250,000,000 | Future EV |
| Flint Assembly | $851,000,000 | Additional volume capacity & next gen truck |
| Toledo Propulsion | $760,000,000 | Drive unit production |
| Ft. Wayne Assembly | $687,000,000 | Support volume capability & next gen truck |
| Flint Engine | $579,000,000 | Gen 6 V8 |
| Arlington Assembly | $555,000,000 | Support volume capability & next gen large SUV |
| Marion Metal | $491,000,000 | 2 new presses, press lines & die refurbishment |
| Fairfax Assembly | $391,000,000 | Future EV |
| Tonawanda Engine | $300,000,000 | Drive Unit Production |
| Flint Metal | $233,400,000 | New dies |
| Bay City | $216,000,000 | Gen 6 V8 parts |
| Lockport GMCH | $154,000,000 | Electric motor stator module |
| Bedford Casting | $103,700,000 | EV drive unit casting; Additional die casting capability |
| Lansing Delta Township | $100,000,000 | Next-generation SUV |
| Defiance Casting | $87,000,000 | Casting for Gen 6 V8; EV Casting cell |
| Warren Technical Center | $81,000,000 | Cadillac Celestiq |
| Parma Metal | $71,400,000 | Press upgrades, volume increase and future program |
| Rochester GMCH | $68,000,000 | Battery cooling lines; Gen 6 V8 parts |
| Pontiac Stamping | $40,000,000 | Flexible fabrication machining |
| Factory Zero | $0 | Future electric full-size SUV |
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