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SK Battery America Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Workers at Commerce Plant
SK Battery America cut 958 jobs at its $2.6 billion Commerce plant as EV demand stagnates; electric vehicles made up about 8% of U.S. new vehicle sales in 2025.
- Friday's WARN filing showed SK Battery America Inc. laid off 958 workers at its Commerce, Georgia plant, with Friday listed as their final day.
- Earlier this year, federal policy shifts steered support away from electrification and included plans to weaken fuel economy and greenhouse gas rules.
- The company said impacted workers will be paid through May 6, and SK opened the $2.6 billion Commerce plant in January 2022 that supplied batteries for the Ford F-150 Lightning.
- The layoffs contrast with other Georgia investments such as the $5 billion Rivian factory and $7.6 billion Hyundai complex, highlighting uneven regional outcomes, the WARN notice said.
- After joint investments totaling $11.4 billion, SK and Ford ended their venture as manufacturers shifted efforts to hybrids and plug-in hybrids, despite SK's $940 million expansion plan announced in June 2020.
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