![]() LG will institute these new processes in other facilities that will provide cells to GM in the future."Īs far as the recall is concerned, the batteries will be prioritized to the car equipped with batteries that have the highest probability of having both manufacturing defects. ![]() LG has implemented new manufacturing processes and has worked with GM to review and enhance its quality assurance programs to provide confidence in its batteries moving forward. "The root cause of the rare circumstances that could cause a battery fire is two manufacturing defects known as a torn anode and a folded separator, both of which need to be present in the same battery cell. With the new, defect-free batteries in the pipeline, the company says that replacement battery modules will begin shipping to dealers as soon as mid-October.Īt this point, it's not yet clear whether the production of new cars at the Orion Assembly plant in Michigan ( currently halted) will also resume. ![]() Moreover, LG is adding capacity to provide more cells to GM, which now needs up to roughly 9 GWh of batteries just to complete the recall. LG Energy Solution's plants in Holland and Hazel Park, Michigan have resumed production of battery cells and battery modules with updated manufacturing processes. General Motors has good news for Chevrolet Bolt EV and Chevrolet Bolt EUV owners affected by the massive battery recall.
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