Joliet electric commercial vehicle plant
Lion Electric, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Joliet electric commercial vehicle plant in Joliet, Illinois is Lion Electric’s plant for medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles. Status: paused as of March 16, 2026. Primary source: gov.illinois.gov, checked November 12, 2026.
- Status
- Paused
- Announced investment
- Not stated
- Announced jobs
- 1,400
- Industry
- Vehicles
- Sheet
- IL-08
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
Status timeline
- Production startedgov.illinois.gov
- Pausedgov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | Lion Electric |
|---|---|
| Plant | Joliet electric commercial vehicle plant |
| Location | Joliet, Will County, Illinois |
| Industry | Vehicles |
| Product | Medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles |
| Announced investment | Not statedJobs figure ('roughly 1400 jobs in the future') is from the Joliet mayor's quote in the state release; the March 2026 state release describes the site as a previous Lion Electric operation now planned for Hyundai Translead |
| Announced jobs | 1,400 |
| Last checked | November 12, 2026 |
No primary source we found states the announced investment, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.
Sources
- Gov. Pritzker: Lion Electric Joliet facility opening (state release, gov.illinois.gov, checked November 12, 2026)
- Gov. Pritzker: Hyundai Translead to locate at previous Lion Electric site (state release, gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com, checked November 12, 2026)
Something changed? Send a correction with a link and we'll recheck it.