Stellantis Pauses Two Saltillo Truck Plants for a Week
Stellantis will stop two Saltillo truck plants for one week each for maintenance, line changes and training, with full pay and no layoffs announced. The post Stellantis Pauses Two Saltillo Truck Plants for a Week appeared first on The Rio Times .
Stellantis will pause production at two truck plants in Saltillo, Mexico for one week each to conduct line changes, maintenance, and employee training. Miguel Ceballos, communications director at Stellantis México, confirmed the plan to the local newspaper Vanguardia. The affected plants are the Saltillo Truck Light Duty plant, which manufactures the Ram 1500 pickup, and the Saltillo Heavy-Duty Truck plant.
Workers will continue receiving their full pay during the stoppage. Stellantis has not disclosed the number of workers affected or the impact on vehicle production. The company has not linked the pause to tariffs or a decision to move production to Michigan. This move comes at a time when USMCA, the trade pact between Mexico, the US, and Canada, has made production planning more challenging.
Stellantis has previously suspended production at other Mexican sites, including the Saltillo Van plant and the Toluca plant, citing tariff concerns. Automotive News reported on 15 September 2026 that Stellantis was considering moving heavy-duty Ram pickup production from Mexico to Michigan to avoid tariffs. However, no official transfer or job cuts have been announced.
The USMCA review and Mexico's tariff talks with Washington are relevant to this story. Stellantis has not provided specific dates for the plant shutdowns or restarts, nor clarified which models will be affected or the potential output impact. For now, the one-week pause should be viewed as a routine maintenance break.
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