Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns “has bold plans to fill the 6.2-million-square-foot facility” he bought after General Motors (GM) shuttered its Chevrolet Cruze production there over a year ago, the Record-Courier reports. Burns “said he will start hiring 600 workers next year to build the first 20,000 Endurance all-electric pickups Lordstown Motors is designing,” according to the article. The company has “‘well over several thousand’ pre-orders for the $52,000 Endurance,” which has not yet been revealed; a virtual reveal is targeted for late June. Burns will hire more people beginning in 2022 to build other all-electric vehicles such as SUVs and a midsize pickup. He expects to employ 4,000 to 5,000 people “in the near future based on demand for electric vehicles.” For more, read the full article.
Former GM plant in Lordstown will employ thousands again, CEO says
