The Latest Breaking News from Ultium

How Trump's war on EVs derailed America's auto-factory revival | Explained

US electric vehicle projects and jobs face setbacks due to policy shifts. Automakers canceled billions in investments and thousands of jobs were lost. Many affected states supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election. This situation contrasts with China and Europe's EV market growth. The industry now focuses on energy storage…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

GM And LG Restart EV Battery Production In Ohio After Seven-Month Shutdown

The Ultium Cells factory in Warren, Ohio, was idled at the beginning of 2026 due to a drop in EV demand.

InsideEVs · Aug 13

Volkswagen Chief Warns Brand Has 'One, Maybe Two' Years To Get It Together

Today on Critical Materials: VW puts a clock on getting their ship in order, BYD pauses its Mexico plans and Ultium workers in Tennessee join the UAW.

InsideEVs · Sep 5, 2024

UAW's fight against GM's battery joint venture intensifies with new union report

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers is intensifying its fight against General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution for the "high risk and low pay" it is offering the workforce at its Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery cell plant in Warren, Ohio.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

GM’s EV-Compatible Home Energy Bundles Will Compete With Tesla’s Powerwall

Newly unveiled Ultium home energy solutions will allows GM EV owners to use their vehicles for bi-directional charging.

Inverse · Jun 28, 2023

GM says fourth battery plant 'very much on track,' envisions others

General Motors Co. is still planning a fourth battery plant and even more beyond that despite the reported breakup with supplier and partner LG Energy Solution.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

UAW says Ultium negotiations to start in January

Ultium Cells LLC, the General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution battery cell joint venture, and the United Auto Workers will begin negotiating on their first contract for workers at Ultium's northeast Ohio plant in January, union spokesperson Sandra Engle said in a statement.

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

US Department Of Energy Finalizes $2.5 Billion Loan To Ultium Cells

Ultium Cells will use the loan to finance construction of new battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan, which will support a total of 11,000 jobs.

InsideEVs · Dec 15, 2022

UAW organizes its first EV battery plant

The United Auto Workers has organized its first joint-venture battery plant, a facility in northeast Ohio owned by General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution, the union said early Friday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

GM, LG investing $275 million to increase Tennessee battery plant capacity

General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution are investing $275 million at their Tennessee Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery plant to increase cell production there when it opens in late 2023, the company announced Friday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022