'LG Energy Solution·GM Joint Venture' Ultium Cells' 2nd US Plant Also Fully Operational

'Made by Ultium Cells Springhill' Product Delivered to Client
Smart Factory System Applied "High Efficiency · High Quality Product Manufacturing"

The first battery cell produced at the second plant of Ultium Cells, a joint venture between LG Energy Solution and GM, has been delivered to customers.

On the 1st (local time), LG Energy Solution announced that the second Ultium Cells plant located in the Spring Hill area of Tennessee, USA, produced its first battery cell and delivered it to customers just two and a half years after construction began. The batteries produced at this plant are expected to be installed in GM's third-generation new electric vehicle models, including the Cadillac Lyriq.

Employees of Ultium Cells, a joint venture between LG Energy Solution and GM, are taking a commemorative photo holding the first battery produced at the Spring Hill Plant 2 in Tennessee, USA, on the 1st (local time). (Provided by LG Energy Solution)

The second Ultium Cells plant plans to gradually increase its production lines to expand its capacity to a total of 50GWh, which is enough to produce approximately 600,000 high-performance pure electric vehicles capable of driving over 500 km on a single charge.

The second Ultium Cells plant maximized production efficiency by applying cutting-edge smart factory systems such as automation, informatization, and intelligence. Automated manufacturing processes and equipment were introduced to increase production speed, and advanced quality inspection and product error verification methods were applied at each production stage to ensure the highest level of quality.

An LG Energy Solution official said, "The first and second Ultium Cells plants are the culmination of LG Energy Solution's rich mass production experience from operating overseas sites for many years, customer value capabilities, and cutting-edge smart factory systems," adding, "We will minimize initial trial and error and maintain stable operations."

Ultium Cells began operating its first plant located in Ohio, USA, in November 2022, maintaining a high level of yield from the start and continuing stable production. Construction of the third plant in Michigan, scheduled to begin operations next year, is also progressing smoothly.

Kim Young-deuk, head of the second Ultium Cells plant, said, "The second plant, born from the solid partnership between LG Energy Solution and GM, will grow into a key base for the North American electric vehicle market along with the first and third plants," adding, "We will create a differentiated customer experience through overwhelming technological leadership."

LG Energy Solution plans to continue investing in the future despite the slowdown in electric vehicle market demand caused by the global economic downturn. The current crisis is temporary, and the company believes it will benefit from early entry effects as the global electric vehicle market, including the North American market, enters a full growth phase.

An LG Energy Solution official explained, "We see this as an opportunity to differentiate ourselves through overwhelming technological leadership and customer value capabilities and are focusing company-wide resources. We are operating and constructing joint plants with Hyundai Motor Group, Honda, and Stellantis, including Ultium Cells plants 1, 2, and 3, and are operating and preparing standalone plants in Michigan and Arizona."

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