Exclusive-GM-LG battery company delays return of laid-off workers to Ohio plant

By Kalea Hall

Fri, May 29, 2026 astatine 9:25 AM CDT 1 min read

By Kalea Hall

DETROIT, May 29 (Reuters) - A artillery works partially owned by General Motors is delaying the ‌return of hundreds of workers successful northeast Ohio amid ‌continued anemic request for electrical cars.

Workers astatine the Ultium Cells works successful ​Warren, Ohio, jointly owned by GM and LG Energy Solution, are present being told they volition statesman to instrumentality to enactment successful August, the institution confirmed successful a connection to Reuters. ‌They person been ⁠out of enactment since January, erstwhile they were fixed a June return-to-work timeframe.

"Ultium Cells Ohio employees ⁠who person been connected impermanent layoff presumption are present expected to instrumentality successful August," the institution said. In an interior announcement ​to ​employees, an representation of which ​was viewed by Reuters, the ‌company said its determination to propulsion backmost the instrumentality timeline was "based connected a elaborate investigation of the electrical conveyance market" truthful acold this year.

Ultium Cells, which provides artillery cells to GM for electrical vehicles, past autumn said it would temporarily ‌lay disconnected 850 employees astatine the ​plant and permanently fto spell 480.

The ​company brought a tiny ​number of workers backmost to the idled ‌plant this month.

GM and different automakers ​pulled backmost ​on EV manufacturing pursuing the nonaccomplishment of a $7,500 national taxation recognition successful precocious September. While automakers proceed to physique ​and merchantability EVs, ‌they person lowered mill output to lucifer request ​for them.

(Reporting by Kalea Hall. Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, ​Mike Colias and Mark Potter)