Stellantis announced that its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) assembled its 2 millionth Ram 1500 on April 16. The truck is a Flame Red 2025 Ram 1500 RHO. Debuting in 2024, the Ram 1500 RHO expands the brand’s off-road sport truck lineup, which also consists of the Warlock and Rebel. All three of these trucks are assembled at SHAP.
“The Sterling Heights Assembly Plant is a core facility in our manufacturing footprint, tasked with the difficult responsibility of assembling the Ram 1500, a nameplate with 10 trim levels and thousands of configurations,” said Tim Kuniskis, Ram brand CEO. “Handing keys to nearly 2 million Ram 1500 customers takes a strong team as we start an aggressive product cadence for Ram brand.”
The 40-Year-Old Facility Was a Car Assembly Plant Until 2016
The 2 millionth milestone comes approximately six months after the plant celebrated its 40th anniversary as a Stellantis-owned facility. In 2016, the company announced that SHAP would be converted from a car assembly plant to a truck assembly plant to produce the Ram 1500. In March 2018, the first Ram 1500 rolled off the production line as a 2019 model. Seven years later, the facility reached the 2 million milestone.
“Not that long ago, SHAP’s future was in doubt, so this is a remarkable accomplishment, and I am so proud of this workforce for their resilience and dedication,” said Chuck Padden, SHAP plant manager. “We have a lot to look forward to as we start building the Ram 1500 with a range of powertrain options, providing freedom of choice for our customers.”
As the primary home for Ram 1500 production, the company recently invested $235.5 million at the suburban Detroit facility to produce the all-new range-extended Ram 1500 Ramcharger, as well as the company’s first battery-electric light-duty truck, the Ram 1500 REV. Last year, Stellantis began transitioning to its next generation of products built on its multi-energy platforms engineered to offer a variety of powertrain options, including internal combustion, hybrid and electric.
The 2025 Ram 1500 earned the prestigious MotorTrend Truck of the Year award, the seventh time Ram has achieved this recognition, company officials stated.