CAMI assembly to start battery module assembly in 2024

Ingersoll, Ont. – GM announced today that CAMI Assembly will begin building battery modules in the second quarter of 2024, supporting the growth of the company’S EV production volume. The new 400,000-square-foot facility will assemble modules for the production of BrightDrop Zevo at CAMI, as well as additional Ultium EVs built at other GM plants. The project will support nearly 300 CAMI assembly jobs.

“Our CAMI plant is playing a critical role in accelerating GM’s all-electric future,” said Marissa, president and managing director, GM Canada. “In addition to being Canada’s first large-scale EV manufacturing plant, the team will soon add EV battery module assembly in the country, demonstrating innovation, flexibility and opportunity during this historic time of transformation in the industry.

To support GM’S EV transformation, the company is installing more battery module capacity at other North American EV plants.

In CAMI, individual battery cells will be assembled into complete vehicle packs in four steps:

• Step 1: the battery cells are arranged in small clamps of cells, where locking clamps and braces are applied.
• Step 2: these mini stacks are assembled into complete modules, where cooling plates, insulation and electrical components are installed.
• Step 3: the modules are then mounted on vehicle packages, where cooling lines and additional electrical components are installed.
• Step 4: the vehicle battery packs are then subjected to final testing before being sealed and transferred to the vehicle assembly line.

Please click here for more information on GM’s ultium EV modular architecture, including cell, module and package animations. More details about the CAMI project will come closer to launch.

QUICK FACTS OF GM CANADA INVESTMENT
Since 2020, GM has made significant investments in Canadian manufacturing, research and development, and the EV supply chain including:

• August 2020: St. Catharines Propulsion Plant opens Canada’s first co-creation plant using renewable storage gas to generate electricity and heat for the facility, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent.
• November 2020: GM announced plans to invest in OSHA !ma Assembly for the production of full-size trucks, St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to support the production of Corvette transmissions and Zimboodstock Parts Distribution Centre to Support Customer Care and after-sales.
• January 2021: GM announced plans to invest in CAMI to support production of the BrightDrop EV.
• February 2021: GM announced the opening of the new Canadian Technical Center Mclaughlin Advanced Technology Track (CTC MATT) in OSHA! to support engineering development and testing of advanced software and technologies. Including MATT, GM’S CTC today employs more than 1,300 engineers and software developers at four locations in Ontario.
• March 2022: GM and POSCO Chemical announced a 500 million Canadian dollar facility at Banair to produce cathode active material for GM’s Ultium batteries.
• April 2022: GM, with representatives from the governments of Canada and Ontario, confirmed that the resumption of operations OSHA … would create 2,600 new jobs and that CAMI Assembly would begin production of BrightDrop Zevo by the end of the year.
• November 2022: GM announced a long-term supply agreement with Vale Canada, for battery-grade nickel sulphate from Vale’s proposed plant also in B8ancancour, Qusibbec. The amount of nickel contained will be enough to supply approximately 350,000 EVs per year.
• December 2022: GM, with representatives from the governments of Canada and Ontario, celebrated the launch of BrightDrop Zevo 600 production at Cami Assembly, making Ingersoll, Ontario facility Canada’s first full-scale EV plant.
• February 2023: GM announced plans to invest in St. Catharines Propulsion Plant, subject to completion of support agreements with federal government and Ontario partners, plant to produce new Ultium electric mobility units. This will support about 500 jobs at the St facility. Catharines and will enable the production of more than 400,000 EV drive units per year.
• June 2023: GM announced plans to invest $ 280 million in OSHA !ma Assembly to produce the next-generation full-size internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks.

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