(New Carlisle, IN) - The new battery plant east of New Carlisle will start becoming a reality within weeks, perhaps even days.

St. Joseph County Economic Development Director Bill Schalliol confirms that dirt will start moving very soon. “Assuming everything goes as scheduled,” Schalliol said, “they anticipate having construction crews in early August onsite, with work happening all through the fall and into the winter.”

Schalliol said the first phases of construction will only involve excavation and infrastructure at the over 650-acre site near SR 2 and Larrison Boulevard.  A facility to accommodate over 1,600 workers should begin construction in the spring. “They don’t anticipate having any steel onsite until February of next year,” Schalliol said.

General Motors is hoping to open the car battery plant in late 2025 or early ’26.