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Ultium Cells to produce LFP ESS batteries in 2026

Ultium Cells LLC – the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution – has confirmed a major shift in ...

As EV demand slows, TN battery makers shift focus to data centers

The facility is expected to produce its first battery between April and June. As a result of soft EV demand and an axed ...

LG, GM to make LFP ESS batteries in Tennessee, recall 700 laid off workers

The changeover is set to bring back about 700 employees who were temporarily laid off in January 2026, when demand for ...
The Business Journals

Ultium Cells battery plant halts production, 700 laid off for now

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The 2.8 million-square-foot ...
Saints Wire

GM, LG joint venture recalls 700 workers to make non-EV batteries

Ultium Cells has pivoted from EV battery production to battery energy storage system production at the Spring Hill complex. The joint venture plant expected to keep workers on layoff until July, GM ...
Detroit Free Press

GM temporarily idles Factory Zero as automaker braces for slower EV sales

That layoff had been extended to the end of the year, but now, all shifts will be laid off until Nov. 24, which impacts 3,200 workers. Two Ultium battery plants will also be down from January until ...
The Business Journals

Ultium Cells shifts $2.6B Spring Hill plant away from EV batteries

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Ultium Cells halted production ...
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General Motors cutting EV jobs, idling Ohio and Tennessee Ultium battery cell plants for 6 months

General Motors (GM) is planning to cut more than 1,700 jobs at its battery cell and electric vehicle assembly plants to address sluggish EV adoption and an end to government incentives, according to a ...
Tennessean

GM's Spring Hill battery production site to temporarily lay off roughly 700 workers

Ultium Cells will furlough 710 of its employees as its Spring Hill, Tenn. plant braces for a temporary pause in production next year. The Spring Hill battery assembly plant, a joint partnership ...

GM, LG retool Tennessee battery plant for energy storage batteries, recall laid-off workers

General Motors and battery partner LG ​Energy Solution are transforming an electric-vehicle battery plant in Tennessee to ...
Motor Trend

GM's Tennessee Plant to Start Churning Out Cheaper EV Batteries Soon

For current electric vehicle buyers, the news of the federal EV tax credits disappearing before the end of the year is probably spurring a second look at their budgets. Can they still swing that entry ...
Wired

GM’s New Battery Tech Could Be a Breakthrough for Affordable EVs

General Motors is bringing in potentially groundbreaking new battery tech that not only has 30 percent more energy density at the existing production cost for cells but also would circumvent China's ...