President-Elect Donald Trump celebrated Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Sunday announcement that the company is investing $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing while creating 2,000 jobs as another pre-inauguration economic victory Monday.

Even though Trump hasn’t assumed the presidency yet, the president-elect has been hard at work delivering on campaign promises to fight for U.S. workers, revitalizing the economy and bringing jobs back to the country. After Fiat Chrysler made its announcement Sunday, Trump lauded the move and expressed his optimism for the future of American auto manufacturing.

“It’s finally happening — Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs.”

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“It’s finally happening — Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs,” Trump tweeted. “This after … Ford said last week that it will expand in Michigan and U.S. instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat C!”

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In its announcement, Fiat Chrysler said it would invest the $1 billion in revamping the two plants in the Midwest states. The company also plans to manufacture new Jeeps and a new pickup truck at the facilities, and indicated that it may halt production of its Ram model in Mexico and move it to Michigan, according to Reuters.

Fiat Chrysler’s move follows a string of actions carried out by other auto manufacturing companies in the wake of Trump’s Election Day victory.

As Trump indicated in his second tweet, Ford Motor Co. announced last week that it had opted to cancel plans for a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico and invest instead in a Michigan plant. Ford CEO Mark Fields noted that the president-elect’s “pro-growth policies” gave him reason to hope, although he insisted the company’s decision did not hinge on Trump’s victory alone.

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Volkswagen also plans to invest $7 billion in the U.S. over the next few years, as it begins building Atlas SUV models in Tennessee this year, Reuters reported. Although Volkswagen has maintained a plant in Mexico for decades, the company does not plan to ship any U.S. jobs across the border to that plant.

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Trump has also indicated a willingness to play hardball to protect American jobs. The president-elect has criticized some companies’ outsourcing moves directly and floated a 35-percent border tax on U.S. companies’ products made overseas.

“Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax,” Trump tweeted Jan. 5.

“General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers — tax free across border. Make in U.S.A. or pay big border tax!” Trump tweeted Jan. 3.