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Two Stellantis plants that build Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks made by the automaker in recent weeks.

A top Stellantis executive told employees that the automaker will build the next-generation Dodge Durango SUV in Detroit and a pickup truck at the closed assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill.

Stellantis continued to slash vehicle production and cut jobs in the United States this week, including at the automaker’s Detroit Assembly Complex.

One sentence in a contract document that runs more than 300 pages is drawing scrutiny as the United Auto Workers warns it could strike Stellantis NV.

DETROIT — Stellantis NV’s Trenton Engine Complex, which produces V-6 Pentastar engines for Rams, Chryslers and Jeeps, will shut down next week with workers temporarily laid off.

Stellantis has invested an additional $55 million in the electric air taxi company Archer Aviation following a successful test flight and other major milestones.

Rising costs and unsteady demand for EVs remain major sources of friction between automakers and their suppliers, according to a new survey examining supplier-automaker relationships.

Stellantis NV said its first-quarter revenue decreased 12% to $44.7 billion compared to last year as the company transitions to making a number of next-generation vehicles.