Construction paused on GM battery cell plant in New Carlisle

Construction paused on GM battery cell plant in New Carlisle

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

St. Joseph County leaders confirm GM battery plant paused

Work may be on hold at the Samsung and GM battery plant near New Carlisle.The Indiana Office of Commerce tells us GM is pausing the project.Reports say GM is re

Samsung’s $3.5 billion EV battery deal with GM hits pause

In August 2024, Samsung’s battery manufacturing division, Samsung SDI, and General Motors signed a $3.5 billion deal where the two companies would build a plant for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) in Indiana, USA. Unfortunately, the project may have been put on hold as the US carmaker may be rethinking its EV strategy due to lower-than-expected demand. According to a new report from Korea JoongAng Daily, Indiana Economic Dev…