On September 11, in his first public comments following the raid by U.S. immigration authorities on a battery plant under construction, Hyundai’s CEO José Muñoz said he was surprised when he heard the news. Munoz said it is typical for an automotive battery plant to employ specialist workers as it is getting off the

On September 11, a plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery factory under construction in Georgia last week left Atlanta shortly before noon, expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon.
The departure had been he

Construction has now been disrupted at multiple LG Energy Solution Ltd. sites across the U.S. while some Korean staff are reported to be balking at assignments, according to people familiar with the matter. After the raid at the Hyundai-LG plant near Savannah, Georgia last week, there are fears of similar crackdowns

Several South Korean media sources reported that that LG Energy Solution Ltd., an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., announced that it had developed a technology to significantly shorten the time required to charge lithium metal batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). This technolo

On September 7, U.S. President Trump told international companies they are welcome only if they respect the United States’ immigration rules, after hundreds of South Korean workers were arrested on September 5 at Hyundai’s manufacturing site and battery plant under construction with LG Energy Solution near Savannah,

On September 4, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities carried out a raid at Hyundai Motor Group’s massive Metaplant EV complex outside Savannah, Georgia, halting construction at an adjacent HL-GA Battery Co. battery plant under development. Construction of the battery plant, part of a joint ventu

Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LG Energy Solution) agreed to deliver battery cells for the electric buses to Kim Long Motor in Vietnam. The batteries to be supplied are believed to be NCM-based 46-series cylindrical batteries (diameter: 46mm). Meanwhile, Kim Lo

On September 3, LG Energy Solution, South Korea, secured two EV battery supply contracts from Mercedes Benz Group.
In Europe, LG will supply 32 GWh of EV batteries to Mercedes Benz starting from August 1, 2028, till December 31, 2035.
Another contract, in U.S., LG will provide 75 GWh of EV batteries to a Mercedes Ben

On August 28, 2025, Vietnam-based Kim Long Motor and LG Energy Solution signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for battery supply. Under the agreement, LG Energy Solution will provide cylindrical battery cells, while Kim Long Motor will manufacture and assemble complete battery packs, establishing a strategic par

LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LG Energy Solution) announced that it has received an order for lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) ion batteries. The name of the purchaser is unpublicized. The contract is valid from August 2027 to July 2030, and the sales under the deal are expected to reach KRW 5.94 trillion (JPY 653.8 billion).

On July 30, LG Energy Solution signed a USD 4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with energy storage system batteries, according to a person familiar with the matter, supplying lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from its U.S. battery cell plant in Holland, Michigan.
LG Energy Solution announced earlier that it had si

Several South Korean media sources reported that a secondary battery manufacturer, LG Energy Solution Ltd., announced that Ultium Cells LLC, a joint company with GM, will change its production lines at its NCM (nickel, cobalt, and manganese) battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, the U.S., to set up LFP battery mas

On July 20, over 88% of the NextStar Energy workers voted in favor of ratifying a new union contract through the Unifor labor union.
There are currently 450 hourly workers at the Windsor battery plant, with that number expected to rise to 750 by the end of 2025. In total, NextStar is currently employing about 900 peo

On July 14, Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced it will upgrade its Spring Hill, Tennessee battery cell manufacturing plant to scale production of low-cost lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, building on a USD 2.3 billion investment announced in 2021. 

On June 24, Jaehong Park, CEO of LG Energy Vertech Inc. noted the completion of the company’s expansion of its Holland, Michigan facility earlier in June and announced that it will begin producing batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) by August. 
The plant, operational since 2012, produces automotive vehicle bat

LG Energy Solution Ltd., an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., announced that it has won an order from O&J Automotive Netherlands BV, a subsidiary of China-based Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., for 46-phi cylindrical batteries. LG Energy Solution will begin supplying batteries on a ful

LG Energy Solution will manufacture energy storage system (ESS) batteries at the plant it fully acquired from GM in Lansing, Michigan, according to sources in South Korea. The plant was the third factory of Ultium Cells, LG Energy Solution’s joint venture with GM, following the other two in Warren, Ohio and Spring Hi

General Motors' requests to LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Samsung SDI are leading the two companies to install lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery production lines at their respective joint venture plants with the U.S. OEM, according to reports in South Korea citing people familiar with the matter.
GM previously ann

Announced on May 22, 2025, the Indonesian president has chaired a limited meeting with key ministers to discuss the continuation of Indonesia’s EV battery downstream project. The meeting focused on the transition of the USD 9.8 billion project from the LG consortium to China’s Huayou, as well as updates on a similar