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GM-SDI Battery Factory
General Motors, Samsung
New Carlisle, IN, USA
-86.467205, 41.689344
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 196
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell
Project Announcement Date: 4/25/2023
Target for Starting Production: 2027
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 27 GWh
Current Annual Production: 0 GWh
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 1700
Capital Investment: $3500 million
Congressional District: IN2
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $135 million
Selected Sources:
“General Motors and Samsung SDI Plan to Invest More than $3 Billion to Expand U.S. Battery Cell Manufacturing”, General Motors Co., PR Newswire, 25 Apr 2023. 🔗
“County Council must revote on proposal for potential EV Battery Plant”, Julianne Grohowski, ABC57, 09 May 2023. 🔗
“GM, Samsung SDI to invest more than $3 bln to build joint EV battery plant in US”, Heekyong Yang, Reuters, 25 Apr 2023. 🔗
“Gov. Holcomb announces largest EV investment in state history attracting a more than $3B battery plant”, State of Indiana, 12 Jun 2023. 🔗
“Samsung SDI finalizes deal with GM to build $3.5 bln joint EV battery factory in US”, David Shepardson, Reuters, 27 Aug 2024. 🔗
“A $3.5 billion EV battery factory is coming to one US state — and over a thousand new jobs are on the way”, MSN Real Estate, No Date. 🔗
“Construction on Area Battery Plant Ramping Up”, Liam Hobbs, Hometown News Now, 17 May 2025. 🔗
“LG Energy, Samsung SDI to build 1st US LFP battery plants with GM”, KED Global, KED Global, 27 May 2025. 🔗
“GM battery plant in New Carlisle ahead of schedule, officials say”, GM battery plant, Inside INdiana Business, 03 Jun 2025. 🔗
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