EV production due to start at former GM Lordstown factory

Taiwanese tech firm Foxconn could become a major EV player by using a former General Motors (GM) US factory.

Foxconn produces cars under “Foxtron” – a joint venture with Taiwan’s Yulon Motor Co, says GM Authority.

“Now, it’s injecting another (US)$26 million into its Lordstown, Ohio plant to get it ready to build USDM EVs domestically.”

GM shut the Lordstown factory that used to assemble the Chevy Cruze in 2019.

It was briefly owned by the now-bankrupt Lordstown Motors before being acquired by Foxconn in 2022.

Foxconn says it has a US client (which it declines to name) that will start selling its Model C electric crossover this year.

“The Model C is the internal name Foxconn uses for the crossover currently marketed in Taiwan as the Luxgen n7,” says GM Authority.

“It’s a single-motor, RWD EV for now, but a dual-motor, AWD version has been shown as a prototype.”