EV Gigafactory Announcements Tracker
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September 2026
Automotive & Electric Vehicles
New electric vehicle battery gigafactory announcements, cell manufacturing plant investments, and large-scale EV production facility projects, confirmed each month from company investor relations releases, government economic development announcements, and automotive and energy press. Each record includes the announcing company, planned facility location, projected production capacity, total investment value, announced timeline, and battery type. Coverage is global – OEMs, dedicated cell manufacturers, and new entrants.
Electric vehicle battery gigafactory new plant announced investment
EV sector investors and analysts use it to track the global battery manufacturing build-out and identify supply chain bottlenecks early. Governments and economic development agencies benchmark investment attraction against competing regions. Supply chain managers at battery material suppliers, cathode producers, and equipment manufacturers use it to anticipate customer demand. Energy researchers model grid and raw material requirements from it.
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Announcement Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Partner Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Battery Technology</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Plant Location</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Investment Amount</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Investment Currency</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Jobs Created</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Production Capacity</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Investor Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Expected Completion</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">Guoxuan High-Tech and Volkswagen Group Joint Battery and Cathode Plant Investments in Europe and Morocco</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-28</td><td style="min-width:140px">Volkswagen AG (hereinafter referred to as 'Volkswagen Group')</td><td style="min-width:140px">lithium-ion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Valencia, Spain, Surani, Slovakia, and Kenitra, Morocco</td><td style="min-width:140px">3,222,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">2000</td><td style="min-width:140px">29.1GWh and 8.4GWh annual output of lithium batteries, and 100,000 tons of lithium iron phosphate cathode material</td><td style="min-width:140px">Guoxuan High-Tech (002074) SZ) has jointly invested with its related party Volkswagen AG</td><td style="min-width:140px">no more than 5 years</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://finance.eastmoney.com/a/202609283885370025.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://finance.eastmoney.com/a/202609283885370025.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">Volkswagen and Gotion Joint Venture for LFP Battery Gigafactory in Sagunto, Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-28</td><td style="min-width:140px">Volkswagen and the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion want to jointly operate the cell factory in Sagunto, Spain, in the future.</td><td style="min-width:140px">LFP</td><td style="min-width:140px">Sagunto, Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,100,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">3,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">30 GWh per year</td><td style="min-width:140px">Volkswagen and the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion want to jointly operate the cell factory in Sagunto, Spain, in the future.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2027</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.msn.com/de-de/auto/allgemein/batteriefertigung-mit-china-partner-volkswagen-holt-gotion-in-seine-gigafabrik-in-spanien/ar-AA2dbbAv" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/de-de/auto/allgemein/batteriefertigung-mit-china-partner-volkswagen-holt-gotion-in-seine-gigafabrik-in-spanien/ar-AA2dbbAv</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">Volkswagen Delays St. Thomas EV Battery Gigafactory Operations to 2029</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-24</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">NMC (unified cell)</td><td style="min-width:140px">St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada</td><td style="min-width:140px">7,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">CAD</td><td style="min-width:140px">3,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">up to 90 GWh per year</td><td style="min-width:140px">PowerCo, founded by automaker Volkswagen, is currently building a gigafactory in St. Thomas, Ont.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2029</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/12073123/volswagen-batter-plent-delay" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://globalnews.ca/news/12073123/volswagen-batter-plent-delay</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">Amplify Cell Technologies $1.9 Billion EV Battery Plant in Marshall County, Mississippi</td><td style="min-width:140px">2024-01-18</td><td style="min-width:140px">Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and PACCAR</td><td style="min-width:140px">LFP (lithium iron phosphate)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Marshall County, Mississippi</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,900,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">21 GWh per year</td><td style="min-width:140px">Production at the Amplify Cell Technologies battery plant in Marshall County</td><td style="min-width:140px">2027</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2026/09/17/marketplace-battery-plant-hitachi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://mississippitoday.org/2026/09/17/marketplace-battery-plant-hitachi</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">CATL and Stellantis 4.1 Billion Euro Joint Venture Battery Plant in Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">2024-12-10</td><td style="min-width:140px">In December 2024, CATL and Stellantis announced that they would each hold a 50% stake and invest 4.1 billion euros in Zaragoza, Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">lithium iron phosphate</td><td style="min-width:140px">Zaragoza, Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">4,100,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">4000</td><td style="min-width:140px">50 GWh</td><td style="min-width:140px">In December 2024, CATL and Stellantis announced that they would each hold a 50% stake and invest 4.1 billion euros in Zaragoza, Spain</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.163.com/dy/article/L6BHJFE90519S08H.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.163.com/dy/article/L6BHJFE90519S08H.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">BYD Plans Electric Vehicle Battery Plant in Europe</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-17</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Europe</td><td style="min-width:140px">250000000</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">2000</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">One of China's largest electric vehicle manufacturers, BYD plans to significantly expand its manufacturing presence in Europe by creating a total of four enterprises in the region</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://echo.msk.ru/news/tehnologii/byd-otkryvaet-tri-zavoda-v-evrope-udar-po-volkswagen-i-novye-batarei" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://echo.msk.ru/news/tehnologii/byd-otkryvaet-tri-zavoda-v-evrope-udar-po-volkswagen-i-novye-batarei</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">CATL Invests €7.34 Billion in 100 GWh EV Battery Gigafactory in Debrecen, Hungary</td><td style="min-width:140px">2022-08-12</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">lithium-ion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Debrecen, Hungary</td><td style="min-width:140px">7,340,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">9000</td><td style="min-width:140px">100 GWh per year</td><td style="min-width:140px">China's CATL</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.g-enews.com/article/Global-Biz/2026/09/2026090308435957600c8c1c064d_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.g-enews.com/article/Global-Biz/2026/09/2026090308435957600c8c1c064d_1</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">Ford $2B Investment in Glendale Kentucky Battery Energy Storage Plant</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-12-15</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">LFP (lithium iron phosphate) prismatic cells</td><td style="min-width:140px">Glendale, Kentucky</td><td style="min-width:140px">2,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">2,100</td><td style="min-width:140px">at least 20 gigawatt-hours of energy storage</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ford's $2 billion investment in the future of Ford Energy plans to convert the former battery manufacturing site in Glendale, Kentucky</td><td style="min-width:140px">late 2027</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ford-plans-invest-1-bln-new-paint-shop-kentucky-truck-plant" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ford-plans-invest-1-bln-new-paint-shop-kentucky-truck-plant</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">ProLogium and Mercedes-Benz Partner on Solid-State Battery Gigafactory Development in Dunkirk</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-24</td><td style="min-width:140px">Mercedes-Benz</td><td style="min-width:140px">solid-state</td><td style="min-width:140px">Dunkirk, France</td><td style="min-width:140px">5200000000</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">3000</td><td style="min-width:140px">up to 44.0 GWh</td><td style="min-width:140px">ProLogium</td><td style="min-width:140px">2030</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/mercedes-benz-and-prologium-have-entered-into-a-joint-testing-agreement-including-a-preliminary-technology-evaluation-of-prologium-s-latest-gen4-superfluidized-all-inorganic-solid-state-battery-1036571612" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/mercedes-benz-and-prologium-have-entered-into-a-joint-testing-agreement-including-a-preliminary-technology-evaluation-of-prologium-s-latest-gen4-superfluidized-all-inorganic-solid-state-battery-1036571612</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">CBAK Energy Signs Investment Agreement for 12 GWh Battery Plant in Nanjing</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-23</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">sodium-ion and lithium-ion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">12 GWh per year</td><td style="min-width:140px">CBAK Energy Technology Limited (NASDAQ:CBAT) signed an investment agreement with the Nanjing Gaochun Economic Development Zone</td><td style="min-width:140px">second half of 2027</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://ca.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/cbak-energy-plans-12-gwh-battery-facility-in-nanjing-93CH-4849921" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ca.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/cbak-energy-plans-12-gwh-battery-facility-in-nanjing-93CH-4849921</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">CATL and BME Partner to Build $39 Million Battery Plant in Egypt</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-13</td><td style="min-width:140px">partnership between Egyptian battery maker BME and China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL)</td><td style="min-width:140px">battery pack (lithium-ion)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Egypt</td><td style="min-width:140px">39,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">1 GWh</td><td style="min-width:140px">Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, better known as CATL, has joined two Egyptian automotive businesses</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/worlds-largest-ev-battery-maker-joins-dollar39-million-egyptian-factory-targeting/bw3l5gp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/worlds-largest-ev-battery-maker-joins-dollar39-million-egyptian-factory-targeting/bw3l5gp</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">General Motors and LG Energy Solution Joint Venture Ultium Cells Invests $1 Billion in Spring Hill EV Battery Plant</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-28</td><td style="min-width:140px">operates jointly with South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution</td><td style="min-width:140px">lithium manganese rich</td><td style="min-width:140px">Spring Hill, Tennessee</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">500</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Ultium Cells, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors (GM), announced plans to invest $1 billion in its Spring Hill facility</td><td style="min-width:140px">2028</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/why-gms-joint-venture-battery-171852834.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/why-gms-joint-venture-battery-171852834.html</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>Are expansions of existing facilities included alongside new greenfield projects?</h3><p>Yes. Both greenfield announcements and capacity expansion projects at existing facilities are included, with a field indicating project type.</p><h3>Are government subsidies and incentive packages noted?</h3><p>Where publicly disclosed – IRA tax credit announcements, EU State Aid approvals – subsidy details are included alongside the investment value.</p><h3>Which companies and regions does this cover?</h3><p>Coverage is global: US, European, Asian, and emerging market announcements from OEMs (Tesla, BYD, Volkswagen, Stellantis), dedicated cell manufacturers (CATL, Samsung SDI, Panasonic), and new entrants.</p><h3>What is the refresh rate of this dataset?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>