Electric school bus maker Lion Electric suspends operations at Illinois plant
When electric school bus manufacturer Lion Electric opened its sprawling 900,000 square-foot factory in Joliet last year, Gov. JB Pritzker and both Illinois senators attended the ceremony. The facility — the first new vehicle assembly plant to open in ...
Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric suspends operations at Channahon plant
Lion Electric, which manufactures electric buses, will suspend its operations at its Channahon facility , the company announced in a press release Tuesday.
Lion Electric bus production 'suspended'
Lion Electric announced it will “suspend” operations at its Joliet plant as the company continues to cut jobs and lose money.
With Joliet plant idled, talks to rescue Lion Electric heat up
Mach Capital is in discussions to provide more funding to the cash-strapped electric bus manufacturer but only if members of Montreal’s Saputo family are also willing to put in more cash.
Lion Electric Suspends Manufacturing Operations at Joliet Plant
Lion also announced it was temporarily laying off 400 additional employees in both the U.S. and Canada. The company laid off 520 workers earlier this year. The latest workforce reduction suspends all production at the Joliet, Illinois, facility, which opened in July 2023 to much fanfare.
EV bus maker Lion Electric suspends operations at plant near Joliet, Illinois
Electric bus maker Lion Electric is suspending operations at its facility southwest of Chicago. The Lion Electric Joliet plant is located at 3835 Youngs Rd. in Channahon. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other state leaders cut the ribbon on the facility back in July 2023.
EV school bus maker Lion Electric suspends operations at Illinois factory
Canadian electric bus manufacturing company Lion Electric has laid off its workforce at its Joliet plant and suspended operations. Gov. JB Pritzker attended the opening of the 900,000 square-foot facility,
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