GM’s Ohio battery plant restart date uncertain, Reuters reports

A joint venture between General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution is beginning a partial restart of its idled Ohio EV battery plant by recalling a small number of workers, while the broader rehiring timeline for roughly 850 employees remains uncertain amid weaker-than-expected electric vehicle demand, Reuters’ Kalea Hall reports. A spokesperson for the joint-venture, Ultium Cells, would not confirm to Reuters any schedule to resume broader operations at the Warren, Ohio, factory. In a statement, Ultium said a “small number” of workers would return the week of May 25 for work “related to resuming operations later this year,” adding that the timing for resuming production would depend on market demand for EVs.