LG-Magna venture breaks ground on EV motor factory in Mexico

Plant to go online in 2023, supplying components to GM

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The LG-Magna joint venture will supply GM with motors and other components from the Mexico plant. (Photo courtesy of Magna International)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- A joint venture between LG Electronics and Canadian automotive supplier Magna International will build an electric-vehicle parts factory in Mexico, with the roughly $100 million in outlays marking the first investment since the new company's launch last July.

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