Idle EV Battery lines find a customer in Data Centres Ford, GM and LG are converting EV battery lines to grid storage for AI data centres. The prize is rich margins, but Chinese pricing, licensing ties and the chance that AI needs less power could strand this capacity twice. Ilkhan Ozsevim
LG takes full control of Canada's largest battery plant South Korean battery maker acquires Stellantis's 49% stake in NextStar Energy as joint venture ends after four years. The Windsor facility, which has absorbed $5 billion CAD ($3.7 billion), will target energy storage markets beyond automotive. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Battery manufacturing engineers return to Hyundai-LG site in bitter epilogue Hyundai-LG's $7.6bn Georgia battery plant sees detained workers return amid lawsuits Ilkhan Ozsevim
US immigration officials raid $7.5bn Hyundai–LG plant, repatriation deal struck after 300+ South Koreans workers detained The battery facility, part of the broader $7.5 billion Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America complex, is a joint venture aimed at building cells to power Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis electric vehicles produced in the U.S. Anushka Dixit Marcus Williams
