Gotion High-Tech Illinois Gigafactory

Gotion High-Tech · United States · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of Gotion High-Tech in Manteno, Illinois, United States, opened or targeted 2026. Status: ramping.

Illinois Gigafactory: battery cell plant illustration; status ramping, capacity 40 GWh, country United States Ramping 40 GWh United States
Capacity
40 GWh
Chemistry
LFP
Opened or target
2026
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Ramping: Started with storage packs in a former Kmart warehouse; cell lines planned (unverified); local opposition continues

Gotion High-Tech battery cell plant in Manteno, Illinois, United States. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Multiple US OEMs.

Plant record

Plant record

Illinois Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech)
Owner or operatorGotion High-Tech
PlantIllinois Gigafactory
LocationManteno, Illinois, United States
RegionNorth America
Owner home countryChina
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic
Cell chemistryLFP
Capacity (GWh per year)40
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusramping
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2026
Investment$2.0 billion
Anchor customerMultiple US OEMs
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurehigh
Record updated2026-10

Official site: gotion.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Illinois Gigafactory (Gotion High-Tech)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10