General Motors Receives $500M Federal Grant to Electrify Lansing Grand River Plant

General Motors Co. today announced it has received a $500 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to assist in preparing its Lansing Grand River plant for electrification.

For more than 20 years, GM Lansing Grand River has built luxury and performance vehicles like the Cadillac V-Series Blackwings. GM also is investing in the plant conversion.

The grant comes from a federal Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant program. The cost-shared grants support U.S. production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

GM states today’s news builds on its bigger commitment to develop a resilient supply chain and offer customers a wide choice of vehicles. Overall, the automaker has announced more than $12 billion in investments at its North American EV manufacturing and supply chain development since 2020.

Lansing Grand River will join other GM plants on GM’s EV journey, including Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center and Orion Assembly in Michigan, Spring Hill Manufacturing in Tennessee, Fairfax Assembly in Kansas, and Toledo Propulsion Systems in Ohio. Plus, GM continues to invest in an array of component, stamping and propulsion plants.

In addition, GM, its suppliers, and joint venture partners have been making multi-billion-dollar investments to onshore the production of EV raw materials, processed materials, and components, including battery cells. The supply chain initiatives are creating thousands of jobs in states including Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Nevada, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, and California.

“GM’s investment and this Department of Energy grant underscore our commitment to U.S. leadership in manufacturing and innovation, making sure we’re competitive at home and abroad,” says Camilo Ballesty, GM vice president of North America Manufacturing and Labor Relations. “Our Lansing Grand River team produces incredible vehicles for our customers, and we’re proud to bring our commitment to performance and quality into our EV future.”

Lansing Grand River, represented by UAW Local 652, will continue to produce the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 (including V-Series).

For more information, visit gm.com .

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