Toyota, Michigan and GM

GM abandons Michigan battery factory–and 1,700 jobs–Toyota saves Ultium with $1.5B investment
General Motors sure pulled a fast one on Michigan. In 2022, when EVs were riding high and Biden was in office, GM and LG Energy Solution announced a $2.6 billion Ultium cells battery factory in Lansing. GM soaked up the good press, bragging about “strengthening our Michigan and U.S. manufacturing presence” and promising 1,700 new jobs.
Toyota steps in, spends $1.5B for Michigan battery factory with LG
Toyota plans to shift a $1.5 billion order to an LG Energy Solution battery factory in Michigan to help keep it afloat after General Motors backed out of the project, Automotive News reported Wednesday.
Toyota steps in to support Michigan EV battery plant with $1.5B order after GM backs out
In a turn of events, Toyota is stepping in to support LG Energy Solution’s EV battery plant in Michigan. Toyota reportedly placed a $1.5 billion order to boost operations at the facility after GM backed out. GM reached a non-binding agreement with LG in December to sell its stake in their planned EV battery plant in Lansing, Michigan.
Toyota to transfer LG Energy battery order to Michigan plant
Toyota Motor has agreed to transfer its order for LG Energy Solution vehicle batteries to a Michigan plant that General Motors is exiting, the Japanese automaker confirmed Tuesday. GM in December said it would sell its stake in the plant,
Toyota Is Supporting LG Battery Plant With $1.5 Billion Order
Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to shift a $1.5 billion order with LG Energy Solution to bolster operations at a Michigan battery plant after General Motors Co. backed out of the project, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Michigan Democrats falsely say GM idled EV factory due to Trump's executive order
Michigan Democrats falsely asserted ... prepare for new models or make other adjustments. Factory Zero, GM’s electric vehicle plant that straddles Detroit and Hamtramck, builds the GMC ...
GM battery guru says carmaker can cut Tesla’s market share without government aid
Detroit carmaker is still committed to chief executive Mary Barra’s vision of “an all-electric future”, Kurt Kelty says ...
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How Michigan’s EV industry is responding to Trump’s policy changes
Michigan is home to hundreds of supply companies in addition to the automakers. There is Factory ZERO, GM’s remade assembly plant for electric Hummers and Silverados in the diverse Detroit ...
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'We've got to move forward' - Michigan electric vehicle industry responds to Trump policy changes
Michigan is home to hundreds of supply companies in addition to the automakers. There is Factory ZERO, GM’s remade assembly plant for electric Hummers and Silverados in the diverse Detroit ...
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Piston Automotive gets state grant for $55M hydrogen plant in Detroit
Piston, a contract manufacturer owned by former Detroit Pistons ... project marks another Piston-GM factory on a high-profile piece of property in Southeast Michigan. The supplier was also ...