Why it matters
The battery manufacturing context.
Battery manufacturing has become one of the largest concentrations of new industrial investment in the United States. A network of cell plants is taking shape across the Midwest and Southeast, connecting automakers, battery producers, critical-material suppliers and energy-storage markets. Federal production incentives have accelerated that build-out, while the next test will be whether announced capacity converts into sustained domestic production.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- GM–Samsung SDI
- Industry
- Battery Manufacturing
- Location
- New Carlisle, Indiana
- Investment
- $3.50B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 1,600
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Apr 25, 2023
- Expected opening
- 2027
- Added to tracker
- Aug 23, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Samsung SDI and GM final joint-venture agreement https://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-now/sdi-news/3942.html
- Indiana battery-plant investment announcement https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2023/06/13/gov.-holcomb-announces-largest-ev-investment-in-state-history-attracting-a-more-than-3b-battery-plant
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- Battery ManufacturingHyundai-LG Energy SolutionBryan County, Georgia$4.30B3,400 jobs
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