Ultium Cells, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, announced a US$2.6 billion investment to build its third battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. The facility will be located in Lansing, Michigan.<\/p>\n
Ultium Cells will build the new plant on land leased from GM. The new battery cell plant is expected to create 1,700 new jobs when the facility is fully operational. Site preparation on the approximately 2.8 million-square-foot facility will begin this summer, and the plant is scheduled to open in late 2024. The facility will supply battery cells to Orion Assembly in Michigan and other GM EV assembly plants. Ultium Cells expects the facility will have 50 gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity when running full production.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis significant investment demonstrates our commitment to strengthen our Michigan and U.S. manufacturing presence and grow good-paying jobs,\u201c<\/strong>\u00a0said Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO.\u00a0 \u201cWe will have the products, the battery cell capacity and the vehicle assembly capacity to be the EV leader by mid-decade.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWith a shared vision, GM and LG Energy Solution\u00a0pioneered\u00a0the EV sector by seizing\u00a0new opportunities\u00a0in the market well before anyone else did,\u201d said Young-Soo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution. \u201cOur third\u00a0battery manufacturing plant,\u00a0fittingly located in\u00a0America\u2019s automotive heartland,\u00a0will serve as a gateway to charge thousands and later millions of EVs in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are extremely excited to have another home here in Lansing, Michigan,\u201d said Kee Eun, Ultium Cells president. \u201cThis facility will lead us into a new era of manufacturing and sustainability as we push toward a zero-emissions future. Our job is to ensure flawless execution through close collaboration with our partners and the State of Michigan. We are very grateful for the Lansing community\u2019s support.\u201d<\/p>\n The Ultium Cells Lansing site joins Ultium Cells battery cell manufacturing sites being constructed in Ohio and Tennessee.<\/p>\n GM\u2019s proprietary Ultium battery technology is at the heart of the company\u2019s strategy to compete for nearly every EV customer in the marketplace, whether they are looking for affordable transportation, luxury vehicles, work trucks, commercial trucks or high-performance machines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ultium Cells, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, announced a US$2.6 billion investment to build its third battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. The facility will be located in Lansing, Michigan. Ultium Cells will build the new plant on land leased from GM. 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