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Ultium Cells Lansing Plant
The Ultium Cells Lansing Plant is a battery manufacturing facility located in Lansing, Michigan. As the third Ultium plant, it is currently under construction and will be responsible for mass producing battery cells for GM’s electric vehicle lineup.
| Projected Opening: | Late 2024 |
| Facility Size: | 2.8 Million Square Feet |
| Location: | Lansing, Michigan, USA |
| Employee Roster: | 1,700+ |
GM CEO Mary Barra at the Ultium Cells investment conference
Construction
Groundbreaking for the new facility took place in the summer of 2022, and battery production is expected to commence in late 2025.
Products
The Ultium Cells Lansing plant will provide batteries to the GM Lake Orion plant and other nearby GM facilities such as the GM Factory Zero plant. The undertaking is part of GM’s commitment to an all-electric future.
GM’s new generation of electric vehicles will be powered by Ultium batteries, and includes such models as the Cadillac Lyriq, Cruise Origin, GMC Hummer EV, Chevy Silverado EV, and GMC Sierra EV. Other models include a Chevy EV compact crossover. In fact, GM predicts that 40 percent of its product portfolio will consist of battery-powered vehicles by the end of 2025.
Economic Impact
GM invested $2.6 billion toward the Ultium Cells Lansing plant in January 2022. The Lansing battery plant is capable of 50 gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity when running at full production.
Business Structure
The Ultium Cells Lansing facility is part of Ultium Cells, LLC – a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solutions.
Ultium Cells LLC Battery Plants
Beyond the Ultium Cells Lansing plant, Ultium Cells also operates the following facilities:
- Ultium Cells USA
- Ultium Cells Spring Hill – under construction
- Ultium Cells Lordstown – operational
- Ultium Cells China
- Ultium Cells Shanghai – operational
This page will be updated as construction of the Ultium Cells Lansing plant continues and more information is released.
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