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or over a century, the Greater GM chair and CEO. "These important investments would
Lansing region and General Motors not have been possible without the strong support from
(GM) have enjoyed a partnership the Governor, Michigan Legislature, Orion Township, the
that has served as the foundation of City of Lansing, Delta Township, as well as our collaboration
regional growth and prosperity. Like with the UAW and LG Energy Solution. These investments
a long marriage, the GM/Lansing relationship has enjoyed also create opportunities in Michigan to bring our
many highs and been forced to overcome numerous employees along on our transition to an all-electric future."
challenges.
Through its joint venture with LG Energy Solution, GM
As the automotive industry faces a significant transition also plans to construct its third U.S. Ultium high-volume
to a future of primarily electric vehicles (EV), leaders in battery cell manufacturing facility in Delta Township. The
Greater Lansing and the state of Michigan sought to facility will include a cleanroom environment, machinery
gain a foothold as a leader in the EV revolution. Those
efforts culminated in a major victory on Jan. 25 when GM
announced it would invest more than $7 billion across four
manufacturing sites, including a $2.6 billion EV battery
factory adjacent to the GM Lansing Delta Township
Assembly plant.
"GM's $7 billion investment in Michigan – the largest in their
history – will create and retain 5,000 good-paying jobs and
enable us to build on our legacy as the place that put the
world on wheels," said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. "When
it comes to investing in Michigan, GM and I have the same
philosophy: 'Everybody In.' Michigan's future is bright, and I
will continue paying jobs, and empower working families."
"We are taking the next step in our continuous work to
establish GM's EV leadership by making investments in our
vertically integrated battery production in the U.S., and our
North American EV production capacity," said Mary Barra, Whitmer
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