Saint Louis North was the home of minivan production from 1987 through 1995, when it was converted to build the Dodge Ram pickup truck.

On December 13, 2005, DaimlerChrysler announced that it would spend US$1 billion upgrading the two Saint Louis plants to be more flexible and efficient.

On June 30, 2008, Chrysler LLC announced plans to shutter the South plant, consolidating all minivan manufacturing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

[2] Production at the North plant was shut down, along with other Chrysler factories, when the company filed for bankruptcy on April 30, 2009.

Although production briefly resumed the last week of June 2009,[3] the plant was later closed for good in early July 2009.