Stellantis and the Detroit Police Department are collaborating on Detroit's touted crime-stopping surveillance program, Project Green Light.
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram said Thursday, Aug. 27, that it has installed 55 cameras and 100 flashing green lights across its shipping yards and two major Detroit campuses — Jefferson North Assembly Plant and Mack Assembly Plant. The move makes Stellantis the first automaker in the city of Detroit to incorporate the Project Green Light technology into its facilities.
Project Green Light is an initiative launched by the Detroit Police Department in 2016 that sought to both prevent and help solve crime in the city. The program unites businesses such as Stellantis that want
to prevent crime on or near their properties; the business installs surveillance cameras, which are then monitored by DPD officers who use the footage to investigate potential crimes.
Along with the cameras, DPD installs a flashing green light and signage to indicate the area is under surveillance, with the hope that it will deter crime.
All told, Stellantis facilities in Detroit — which span about 749 acres — will now be viewable to DPD through 55 different cameras (and a total of 250 different angles, thanks to some multi-lens cameras). Some of these facilities abut schools and residential neighborhoods, which is the very reason Stellantis and DPD said the collaboration was important.
In addition to the more than 8,000 employees of Stellantis who come and go from its Detroit facilities each day, the students and families nearby will be better served with more surveillance, said Tony Cenci, Stellantis' head of U.S. plant security.
"This week, hundreds of Detroit students return to classrooms and schools near these plants," Cenci said. "Supporting these efforts strengthens pubic safety, helps create a better environment — not only for our workforce, but also for the students, families and educators who are a key part of these neighborhoods."
Cenci said that the project began with discussions between Stellantis and DPD in February of 2025 and included input from United Auto Workers members at Locals 51 and 7, who build Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos at the plants.
DPD's Deputy Chief Mark Bliss, who oversees Project Green Light, said at a news media event at the Jefferson North Assembly Complex that the partnership with Stellantis was "a big step in public safety," citing the automaker's "huge footprint" in the city that will help DPD deter and solve more crimes.
And while Stellantis may not always want its rivals to copy what it does, Cenci said he hopes other automakers and companies will follow suit in partnering with the city on Project Green Light.
"We hope our involvement encourages other companies to join the effort," Cenci said. "Because community safety is a responsibility that we all share."
Liam Rappleye covers Stellantis and the UAW for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him: LRappleye@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Stellantis adds 55 Project Green Light cams at its Detroit plants
