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LG, Honda to set up US joint venture to make EV batteries

FILE - People visit LG Energy Solution Ltd's booth during the InterBattery 2021, the country's leading battery exhibition, at COEX in Seoul, South Korea on June 9, 2021. Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) The logo of Honda Motor Co., is seen in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2021. Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
LG, Honda to set up US joint venture to make EV batteries