Where is the Dodge Durango SUV Manufactured?

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Where is the Dodge Durango manufactured? The Dodge Durango is assembled in Detroit, Michigan, at a Stellantis facility that has built the three-row SUV since the current generation arrived. It’s also the only Dodge model currently assembled in the United States, which makes the question of where it comes from worth a closer look.

Where the Dodge Durango Is Built

Final assembly takes place at the Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson, a Stellantis plant on Conner Street in Detroit. Longtime Dodge followers may know the site by its former name, Jefferson North Assembly Plant, and both names still turn up in owner forums and service records. 

The Durango has been built there continuously since the current generation launched in 2011. It doesn’t have the line to itself: the Durango is assembled alongside the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which shares its underlying architecture, and the two SUVs move down the same line at the same facility.

Inside the Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson

The plant is a large operation by any measure, covering an estimated three million square feet of floor space across a 283-acre site. It was built in 1991 and turned out its first vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, in January 1992. Dodge production came later: the Durango began rolling off the line in December 2010, making it the first Dodge model ever assembled at the facility. 

Hourly workers are represented by UAW Locals 7, 412 and 889. A recent investment is preparing the plant for the next-generation Durango, which is expected to enter production later this decade at the same Detroit address.

Where the Durango’s Engine and Transmission Come From

Assembly location and component origin are two different things, and the Durango is a good example of why the distinction matters. A HEMI V-8 powers every trim in the current lineup, and every one of those engines is assembled in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico, at the Saltillo North Engine Plant. 

The TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic behind it comes from closer to home, built under license from ZF at the Kokomo Transmission Plant in Kokomo, Indiana. The window sticker on any new Durango spells it all out.

• Final assembly: Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson, Detroit, Michigan
• HEMI V-8 engines: Saltillo North Engine Plant, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
• TorqueFlite eight-speed transmission: Kokomo Transmission Plant, Kokomo, Indiana
• U.S./Canadian parts content: 73 percent

How the Durango Ranks for Domestic Parts Content

Approximately 73 percent of the Durango’s components by value come from the United States or Canada, which Edmunds identifies as the highest rate of any three-row SUV, ahead of the Grand Cherokee L, with which it shares a plant. 

American University’s Kogod Made in America Auto Index places it in the top five, though the school notes Stellantis receives partial credit for its U.S. headquarters. On Cars.com’s American-Made Index, which weighs assembly site, parts content, powertrain origins, and manufacturing workforce, the Durango sits mid-field, down from its previous placement.

Where the Rest of the Dodge Lineup Is Assembled

The Durango’s status as Dodge’s lone American-built model is a recent development. The Charger, in both its gasoline and all-electric forms, is assembled at Windsor Assembly in Windsor, Ontario. 

The Hornet, which was built in Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy, has been discontinued and is no longer in production. That leaves the Durango as the only vehicle in the Dodge showroom that rolls off an American assembly line.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the Dodge Durango made in America?

A: Yes. Final assembly happens in Detroit, Michigan, and roughly 73 percent of its parts by value are sourced from the United States or Canada. Its engines, however, are built in Mexico.

Q: What plant builds the Dodge Durango?

A: The Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson, formerly Jefferson North Assembly Plant, on Conner Street in Detroit. The Durango shares that line with the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Q: Are the Durango’s engines built in the U.S.?

A: No. The HEMI V-8 engines are assembled in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The TorqueFlite eight-speed transmission is built in Kokomo, Indiana.

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