The plant will have more than 30GWh of capacity and will bring GM’s total US battery cell capacity to about 160GWh when it is at full production.
In 2021, the car-making giant, which own brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, unveiled a plan to become carbon neutral by 2040 in efforts that lean heavily on ramping up production of zero-emissions vehicles and building out the necessary charging infrastructure.
Last year it said it expects to build 400,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in North America from 2022 through mid-2024 and increase capacity to one million units annually in North America in 2025.
The US also recently introduced new tax breaks for EVs that are more generous for those made domestically with minerals from the US or trade allies.
“GM’s supply chain strategy for EVs is focused on scalability, resiliency, sustainability and cost-competitiveness. Our new relationship with Samsung SDI will help us achieve all these objectives,” said...