General Motors has confirmed that it will close its Brownstown Battery Assembly plant outside Detroit, which most recently handled manufacturing of battery packs and electric drive components for the Corvette E-Ray and Cadillac Celestiq.
The site was opened in 2009, and its closure follows GM’s divestment of its battery plant joint venture with Samsung in Indiana back in August, as well as other moves since the start of the year to reduce spending on EVs and prop up gas cars.
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