importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-10-20T19:32:43Z

GM Closes Detroit Battery Assembly Plant Due to Lease Expiration, Not EV Strategy Shift

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General Motors is closing its Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant in Detroit due to an expiring lease, not because of changes to its electric vehicle strategy. The closure affects production of battery packs for the Cadillac Celestiq and Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, with workers relocating to other facilities amid broader industry challenges from recent federal policy shifts.

GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.

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