BROWNSTOWN, MI—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC (FCSM), a joint venture between General Motors and Honda Motor Co., has begun assembling products at its 70,000-square-foot facility here.
The focus of the intiative is to lower development and manufacturing costs by leveraging economies of scale, advancing cell designs, simplifying supporting auxiliary equipment, utilizing common sourcing and reducing the use of costly precious metals. Through this collaboration, the new fuel cell systems will be one-third less expensive to make when compared to the cost of the system used in the 2019 Honda Clarity.