GM And Lithium Americas Strike $650 Million Investment Agreement

through their transition to EVs, battery materials will become increasingly scarce. It's not that the materials are limited, but the development of mines, along with the refining of materials is almost sure to limit the number of electric cars various manufacturers can produce, and also keep demand up and prices high.

GM has agreed to an equity investment of $650 million tied to a supply agreement with Lithium Americas. It marks the largest investment in history by an automaker specifically for battery raw materials and makes GM Lithium America's largest investor.

“GM has secured all the battery material we need to build more than 1 million EVs annually in North America in 2025 and our future production will increasingly draw from domestic resources like the site in Nevada we’re developing with Lithium Americas." Barra went on to explain that sourcing the battery materials from North American suppliers will help keep GM's supply chain more secure. In addition, it will help with costs, create local jobs, and comply with the US government's new EV tax credit rules related toGM has been announcing for years that it has a whole host of new EVs coming to market, and it still aims to top Tesla as the world's most successful EV maker by 2025.

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