Lion Electric is taking a bigger bite of the American electric vehicle market as it settles in Joliet, Illinois for its U.S. manufacturing plant.
The company, based just north of Montreal in Saint-Jerome, will build a 900,000 square-foot factory to produce all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, with the first expected to roll off the production line late next year.
The new facility will represent the largest dedicated production site for zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles in the U.S. and Lion's biggest footprint in the market, helping the company compete in the increasing "Made in America" market of zero-emission vehicles.