Lion Electric to Build First US Manufacturing Facility in Illinois, Bringing 745 Jobs to Joliet

URLhttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lion-electri
SourceNBC Chicago
Date Published05/07/2021
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Lion Electric Company
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):745
Year reshoring announced:2021
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2022
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):70
Country(ies) from which reshored:Canada
City reshored to:Joliet
State(s) reshored to:IL
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Transportation Equipment
Product(s) reshoredmedium and heavy-duty electric vehicles
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Green considerations
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customer responsiveness improvement, Proximity to customers/market
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