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Orion Assembly (Retooling for EV Trucks)
General Motors
Lake Orion, MI, USA
-83.2619897, 42.7172776
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 112B
Additional Information:
Sector: EVs
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: EVs
Project Announcement Date: 1/25/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started: 9/2016
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 360000 EVs
Current Annual Production: 70000 EVs
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 3350
Current Jobs: 1261
Capital Investment: $4000 million
Congressional District: Republican
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $824.1 million
Selected Sources:
“GM Accelerates its Drive to Lead the EV Industry with $7 Billion Investment in Michigan, Creating 4,000 New Jobs and Retaining 1,000”, General Motors Company, 24 Jan 2022. 🔗
“GM Pouring $7 Billion Into New EV Plants In Michigan”, Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 25 Jan 2022. 🔗
“GM Accelerates its Drive to Lead the EV Industry with $7 Billion Investment in Michigan, Creating 4,000 New Jobs and Retaining 1,000”, General Motors Company, 24 Jan 2022. 🔗
“Projects approved today by Michigan Strategic Fund to drive long-term economic growth across Michigan”, Kathleen Achtenberg, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), 24 Jan 2022. 🔗
“GM delays EV truck production at Michigan plant by year”, Ben Klayman, Reuters, 17 Oct 2023. 🔗
“Expanded Silverado EV Production Delayed a Year as GM Cites ‘Evolving EV Demand’”, Lewin Day, The Drive, 18 Oct 2023. 🔗
“GM to delay all-electric truck production at Michigan plant until late 2025”, Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 Oct 2023. 🔗
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