Slate confirms it will build low cost EV trucks in Warsaw

WARSAW, IN — (WANE/AP) A low-cost direct to consumer electric vehicle manufacturer will build its vehicles at a property in Warsaw. News Now! Warsaw reported on Tuesday that Slate Auto sent an email to Warsaw media outlets confirming it will turn a vacant building into a manufacturing plant. The facility will employ more than 2,000 people.

Wednesday morning, the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) told WANE 15 that Slate’s factory will be built in Warsaw. The KEDCO couldn’t confirm the news on Tuesday because of a non-disclosure agreement.

The KEDCO says Slate’s decision to build trucks at the former R.R. Donnelly printing plant on West Old Road 30 just west of downtown Warsaw fulfills the company’s commitment reindustrialization. The facility has been vacant for several years and sits adjacent to railroad tracks.