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NextStar Energy

LG, Stellantis

Windsor, ON, Canada

-82.98517467, 42.29717297

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 97

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 3/23/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Date Commercial Production Started: 10/23/2024

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 49.5 GWh

Operating Status: Operating Partially; Under Construction


Target Jobs: 2500

Capital Investment: $4100 million

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Invest Over $5 Billion CAD in Joint Venture for First Large-scale Lithium-ion Battery Production Plant in Canada”, https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com, 22 Mar 2022. 🔗


“Future of Windsor's NextStar battery plant in doubt”, Dave Waddell, windsorstar, 12 May 2023. 🔗



“Canada agrees up to C$15 billion in incentives for Stellantis-LGES battery plant”, Ismail Shakil, Reuters, 06 Jul 2023. 🔗


“NextStar Energy EV Battery Plant in Windsor ‘Tops Out’ Construction - DBusiness Magazine”, DBusiness Magazine, 20 Dec 2023. 🔗


“What you need to know about Windsor’s giant $6B NextStar plant”, Dave Waddell, windsorstar, 19 Jul 2024. 🔗


“Where things stand 1 year away from full production at Windsor's EV battery plant”, Dale Molnar, CBC, 11 Oct 2024. 🔗


“Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Invest Over $5 Billion CAD in Joint Venture for First Large Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Production Plant in Canada”, Shawn MORGAN, Stellantis, 22 Mar 2022. 🔗


“Stellantis Kicks Off Battery Module Production in Windsor”, Guillaume Rivard, The Car Guide, 23 Oct 2024. 🔗


“NextStar Energy begins battery module production in Windsor”, Mehanaz Yakub, Electric Autonomy Canada, 23 Oct 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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