Stellantis will pause production at its Detroit Assembly Complex plants that produce Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs.
The Mack and Jefferson North plants will pause production the week of April 28, and the Mack plant will pause again the week of May 19. A statement from Stellantis claims the production pause is in preparation for the refreshed 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is scheduled for release later this year. However, the automaker also plans to extend the production of the 2025 model temporarily to support a smoother transition.
While Stellantis attributes the downtime to model-year transition, the move comes as the company faces sluggish first-quarter sales, with U.S. sales decreasing 12% year-over-year. Jeep Grand Cherokee sales were down 11% year-over-year, with only 48,465 units sold. The Dodge Durango also experienced a slowing in sales momentum, with sales dropping 9% year-over-year to 13,701 units. The automaker is likely tapering down production to align with softer demand.
This latest pause follows a series of broader production cutbacks following the imposition of President Trump’s auto tariffs on imported vehicles. Stellantis has had two significant tariff-related production pauses, leading to the temporary layoff of roughly 900 employees.
The Toluca Assembly Plant in Mexico, which builds the Jeep Compass and Wagoneer S, will remain paused through the end of April. The Windsor Assembly Plant in Canada, which builds Chrysler minivans and the Dodge Charger Daytona EV, has been paused for two weeks and is now resuming production on a two-shift schedule.
The ripple effect also impacted U.S.-based facilities, including Sterling Stamping, Indiana Transmission, Kokomo Transmission, and Kokomo Casting plant, which were all paused the week of April 7. Stellantis reported that more than half of these employees are returning to work at the Windsor plant.
Meanwhile, the Warren Truck Assembly Plant, which builds the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, remains paused through early May due to an engine supply issue caused by the company diverting more of its 3.0-liter Hurrican twin-turbo engines. These engines are typically used in Jeep SUVs, but they’re being used to support the stronger-selling Ram 1500 pickups at the Sterling Heights Assembly.
