Samsung SDI and Stellantis to build U.S. battery factory
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The factory will be the Korean battery maker's first battery facility in the United States. Samsung SDI only has a battery pack assembly facility in Detroit.
Samsung SDI declined to confirm.
In October, the two companies signed an agreement to form a joint venture to build a battery factory in North America.
The joint venture will produce battery cells and modules — battery cells in frames — starting from the first half of 2025 with an annual capacity of 23 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Samsung SDI said the production capacity could be expanded to as much as to 40 GWh in the future.
Netherlands-based Stellantis was formed last year in a merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the PSA Group, and has 14 brands, including Chrysler, Jeep, Maserati, Peugeot and Citroen.
Stellantis currently owns a plant in Kokomo, Indiana.
Trade rules in North America are encouraging joint production between battery suppliers and automakers.
A free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) requires automobiles sold in the bloc to have 75 percent of their components manufactured in North America to qualify for zero tariffs.
BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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