Stellantis plans to idle the factory, which makes the Cherokee, as it shifts to electric vehicles. Labor talks and a union election may be affected.
Many companies and investors are eager to recycle batteries but it could take a decade or more before enough used lithium-ion batteries become available.
The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.
The electric carmaker made the announcement on the same day it reported losing $670 million in the third quarter.
The manufacturing and disposal of electric vehicles result in more greenhouse gases than nonelectric models, but that difference will eventually disappear altogether.
The electric carmaker is growing fast but investors are worried that sales are starting to slow because of higher prices and interest rates.
No Republican in Congress voted for the Inflation Reduction Act. But their districts and states will greatly benefit from the investments spurred by the law.
The president’s plans to bolster America’s electric vehicle and battery production have opened a rift in relationships in Asia and Europe.
The maker of electric sedans said it would hit its scaled-back production targets for 2022 after facing supply hurdles.
The automaker’s performance indicates that the global semiconductor shortage is beginning to ease.