GM, LG Energy Solution to build second US plant

TheStar Mon, Apr 19, 2021 09:40am - 2 years View Original


DETROIT: General Motors Co and South Korean joint-venture partner LG Energy Solution on Friday said they will build a second US battery cell manufacturing plant, revealing plans for a US$2.3bil (RM9.43bil) factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

The planned 2.8 million sq ft plant, scheduled to open in late 2023, will employ 1,300 people and will have production capacity of about 35 gigawatt-hours, similar to the companies’ ultium cells joint-venture plant in Lordstown, Ohio, as they move to respond to the growing demand in the electric vehicle market.

The plant’s capacity would enable it to supply battery packs for more than 500,000 electric vehicles a year.

“The addition of our second all-new Ultium battery cell plant in the US with our joint venture partner LG Energy Solution is another major step in our transition to an all-electric future, ” GM chief executive Mary Barra said.

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