GM Builds New Battery Cell Development Center in Warren to Cut EV Costs

On GM’s sprawling campus in Warren, Michigan, two adjacent white buildings—half a million square feet in total—are under construction. Once finished, the complex will serve as GM’s Battery Cell Development Center, where engineers are developing prototype cells aimed at dramatically lowering the cost of electric‑vehicle batteries. The initiative reflects GM’s urgency to produce EVs that are both affordable and produced at higher volumes, positioning the automaker to compete more effectively in the growing electric‑vehicle market.