# Samsung SDI to build $62M EV battery pack plant in Auburn Hills, Michigan

Samsung SDI America Inc. will build a $62 million electric vehicle battery pack manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, creating 461 jobs. It will be the company's first high-volume automotive battery pack plant in the U.S.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-11-27
- Where: Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
- Value: $62.0M
- Jobs: 461
- Status: announced
- Products: electric vehicle battery packs
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung SDI America Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/35731.md)
- [Samsung SDI](https://endata.com/companies/16013.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [freep.com](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2018/11/27/samsung-build-electric-vehicle-battery-pack-factory/2131635002/), 2018-11-27: "Samsung plans to build a $62 million electric vehicle battery pack factory in Auburn Hills that will create more than 400 jobs."

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