Why did the Ohio Ultium Cells plant shut down battery cell production, and when is it restarting?

The Ohio Ultium Cells plant ceased battery-cell production in January due to a drop in consumer demand for electric vehicles, and it is scheduled to restart production next week, with a majority of laid-off workers resuming work on Monday.

How many workers will be employed at the Ohio plant upon restart, and what is the current operational status of GM and LG’s other joint-venture battery plant?

A total of 1,400 workers will be working at the Ohio facility upon restart; meanwhile, the other GM and LG joint-venture plant in Tennessee now makes energy storage system batteries instead of EV batteries.

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