The automaker announced a 422,000-square-foot Mopar parts distribution center rising in Forsyth, roughly an hour south of Atlanta. Stellantis says it’s investing more than $41 million in the project, which will create about 90 UAW-represented jobs and speed up how parts move to dealers and customers across the Southeast.

If you’re wondering “Why so few jobs?” well, there are a couple of things at play, here.

To clarify, Stellantis isn’t building a parts assembly plant here

This isn’t where engines are born or SUVs roll off a line.

Instead, it’s a logistics nerve center. In its press release, the company explained that it designed the facility to move parts around faster and smarter.

That distinction matters. As Stellantis navigates shifting tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and sourcing challenges in the U.S. market, efficient distribution might be its secret weapon.

Sure, a well-oiled logistics network can’t totally erase import costs or trade barriers, but it can soften their sting by cutting wait times and keeping dealers stocked.

The robots are coming to the car world

The new facility will include a 16,000-square-foot AutoStore system. 

In layman’s terms, it’s a fully automated storage and retrieval setup. It’s “automated” in that it’ll use 66 robots to ferry parts from a dense grid of bins. Those 90-ish human workers prep them for shipping.

The company explained that this tech-heavy approach will make order processing faster and more accurate while using less physical space for storage.

It’s part of Stellantis’ broader push to modernize its parts operations

Which, by the way, also includes sustainable building practices and energy-saving technologies in Forsyth.

Beyond that, this Georgia-based project follows a $388 million investment in a massive “Mopar Megahub” planned for Metro Detroit. There’s also the recent launch of a $64 million facility in East Fishkill, New York.

Altogether, Stellantis has poured nearly $500 million into strengthening its North American parts distribution network this year.

Mopar, the parts and service arm of Stellantis, has spent 88 years evolving from a simple antifreeze brand

Now, it’s a global operation supporting Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat. And in an era when global supply chains are anything but predictable, a warehouse full of robots in Georgia might be one of Stellantis’s smartest plays yet.