Chinese Company Behind Michigan EV Battery Plant Registers as Foreign Entity

An American company behind Michigan’s electrical vehicle battery plant has registered as a foreign agent because it is owned by a Chinese battery company.

A General Motors Hummer EV chassis sits outside of an event where General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that GM is making a $7 billion investment, the largest in the company's history, in electric vehicle and battery production in Lansing, Michigan, on Jan. 25, 2022. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

A company behind an electric vehicle plant in Michigan has registered as a foreign entity, its legal documents show.

Gotion Inc., the company planning to open a battery factory for electrical vehicles (EVs) in Michigan, near Big Rapids, Mecosta County, has registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, according to the registration document it submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.