Canada based manufacturer opening plant in Illinois, adding at least 745 jobs
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JOLIET, Ill. (WREX) — Canada's Lion Electric Company is opening its first plant in the U.S. and chose Illinois as the location!
Governor JB Pritzker's office announced the deal on Friday. Lion Electric Company manufactures all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles.
A minimum of $70 million will be invested to build a new facility dedicated to producing medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. The facility is expected to come online in the second half of 2022, setting into motion annual production capacity of 20,000 zero-emission vehicles a year, and creating at least 745 jobs for Illinoisans.