LG-GM Ohio battery plant to restart after 7-month shutdown

A battery plant jointly operated by LG Energy Solution and General Motors in Ohio will resume production next week after a seven-month shutdown, as GM reshapes its North American battery strategy amid shifting electric vehicle demand. Battery cell production at the Ultium Cells joint-venture plant in Warren, Ohio, will restart next Monday, an LG Energy Solution official said, confirming a Reuters report. The majority of workers who had been temporarily laid off will return, bringing the plant’s