In today’s age of artificial intelligence, smartphones, video games and virtual reality, pinball has undergone a resurgence. A handful of companies still make pinball machines in the United States. The largest of them all is Stern Pinball Inc.
Retooling could begin this year, and new Jeeps could be rolling off the assembly line by 2028.
May 12, 2026
BELVIDERE, IL—Leaders from the United Auto Workers and Stellantis have begun discussions to reopen the automaker’s assembly plant here, which has been shuttered since February 2023.
CHICAGO—Ford Motor Co.’s historic Chicago Assembly Plant recently built a one-of-a-kind Explorer for Pope Leo XIV, who grew up just a few miles from the factory.
NORMAL, IL—Rivian Automotive Inc. will assemble its much-anticipated R2 on a "technologically advanced production line that runs on smart and connected digital systems."