A U.S. battery-cell factory that had been within the works between General Motors Co.
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and LG Energy Solution
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has been shelved indefinitely, individuals conversant in the matter mentioned, marking a pause within the fast-growing partnership between GM and the Korean battery provider.
Talks in current months between GM and LG Energy executives ended with out an settlement to transfer ahead on what would have been the fourth U.S. battery plant to be developed by the businesses by way of their 50-50 three way partnership, Ultium Cells LLC, the individuals mentioned.
GM executives over the previous 12 months have a number of occasions mentioned they had been shut to outlining particulars for a fourth U.S battery-cell factory. Ultium Cells, run by executives from GM and LG Energy who had been dispatched to the three way partnership, operates a brand new plant in Ohio and is growing two others, one in Tennessee and one in Michigan, representing a complete funding of greater than $6.5 billion.
GM is in discussions with at the least one different battery provider to proceed with an extra U.S. battery-cell factory, a number of the individuals conversant in GM’s plans mentioned. Details of these discussions couldn’t be discovered. “We’ve been very clear that our plan includes investing in a fourth U.S. cell plant,” GM mentioned, declining to focus on specifics.
GM mentioned it’s on observe to hit a million EV gross sales yearly in North America in 2025.
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