The LGES-Honda Joint Venture has now hired nearly 200 full-time associates for a variety of engineering, leadership, and support roles!

OUR PARTNERSHIP

LG Energy Solution and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced in August, 2022, an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) company to produce lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. to power Honda and Acura EV models for the North American market. The JV battery company was then formally established on January 13, 2023, with plans for production to begin by the end of 2025. We continued our construction journey by holding a groundbreaking ceremony on February 28, 2023.

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SEE THE JOINT VENTURE IN ACTION

Honda and LG Energy Solution announced Ohio as the home to the battery plant on October 11, 2022, committing $3.5 billion in investments and creating 2,200 jobs in Fayette County, Ohio.

Progress of the over 2 million square foot EV battery plant as of October 2024.

On February 29, 2024, LG Energy Solution and Honda marked Leap Day by erecting the final structural steel beam for the battery plant.

LGES-Honda Battery Plant construction using green crane — LGES-Honda battery plant in Ohio reaches another major construction milestone with first steel on June 20, 2023.

Groundbreaking ceremony — LG Energy Solution and Honda Break Ground with community leaders for New Joint Venture EV Battery Plant in Ohio on February 28, 2023.

FIND THE EV BATTERY PLANT

This joint venture (JV) battery plant will be located in Fayette County, Ohio, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus, just south of I-71 in Jeffersonville, Ohio.