# Lion Electric to build 900,000 sq-ft EV plant in Joliet, Illinois

Lion Electric announced plans to build a new U.S. manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois, with an initial investment of at least $70 million. The plant will have an annual capacity of 20,000 all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles and is expected to create 745 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-05-07
- Where: Joliet, Illinois, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 745
- Starts operating: Q3 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles per year
- Products: all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Lion Electric](https://endata.com/companies/51535.md)

## Sources

- [teslanorth.com](https://teslanorth.com/2021/05/07/canadas-lion-electric-to-build-900000-sq-ft-ev-plant-in-illinois/), 2021-05-07: "The plant will also give the Canadian company the chance to meet the growing demand for 'Made in America' electric vehicles (EVs), with an initial investment from Lion of at least $70 million (USD) over the course of the next three years."

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