DETROIT—General Motors and LG Energy Solution are developing lithium manganese-rich prismatic battery cells for use in next-generation electric vehicles.
The cut in production will affect approximately 700 employees.
May 5, 2025
OSHAWA, ON—The General Motors assembly plant here will go from a three-shift operation to a two-shift one due to softening demand and trade-related challenges.
INGERSOLL, Ontario—Following the initial shutdown, workers will return for two weeks in May for limited production before the plant halts operations again for an extended 20-week retooling period. The changes will prepare the facility for the 2026 model year of BrightDrop commercial EVs.
SAN JOSE, CA—General Motors and Nvidia Corp. are collaborating on next-generation vehicles, factories and robots using artificial intelligence, simulation and accelerated computing technology.
DETROIT, MI—The closure is expected to lead to the discontinuation of the Buick GL8 Legacy, an older model now replaced by the Buick GL8 Century produced at SAIC-GM’s Jinquiao plant in Shanghai.
DETROIT—General Motors is selling its stake in a nearly completed battery cell plant in Lansing, MI, to its joint-venture partner, LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc.