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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Lion Manufacturing Facility

Lion Electric

Saint-Jérôme, QC, Canada

-74.034538, 45.8047473

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 204

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 1/1/2011

Target for Starting Production: 2018

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 2500 EVs

Operating Status: Paused


Target Jobs: 600

Current Jobs: 600

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Investor Presentation”, q4cdn.com, 08 Nov 2022. 🔗


“Lion Electric Company reduces workforce in Canada due to Zero-Emission Transit Fund delays”, Christian Hinton, The Buzz - Electric Vehicle News, 28 Apr 2024. 🔗


“EV maker Lion wins creditor relief and halts Joliet factory”, Randy Thanthong-Knight, Crains ChicagoBusiness, 29 Nov 2024. 🔗



“EV maker Lion wins temporary creditor relief, halts US factory”, Bloomberg News, Equipment Finance News, 02 Dec 2024. 🔗


“Lion Electric Announces Additional Amendments To Certain Senior Credit Instruments And Additional Workforce Reductions”, The Lion Electric Co., PR Newswire, 01 Dec 2024. 🔗


“Lion Electric faces liquidation after Quebec refuses to invest more funding”, The Canadian Press, CBC, 05 May 2025. 🔗


“Lion Electric set to be acquired by consortium of Quebec investors”, Nicolas Van Praet, Globe and Mail, 16 May 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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