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Foxconn Completes $88M Sale-Leaseback of Lordstown Plant to Pivot to AI Server Production

The move frees capital for Foxconn’s broader U.S. industrial reinvestment.

Foxconn logo is seen in this illustration taken, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Foxconn Is Selling The Lordstown Factory That Was Supposed To Make EVs: Industry
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Overview

  • Foxconn sold its Lordstown, Ohio plant for $88 million, marking a sharp write-down from its $230 million acquisition in 2022.
  • As part of a sale-leaseback deal, the company will remain on-site as a tenant and continue manufacturing operations without interruption.
  • The facility was bought by Crescent Dune LLC, a Delaware-incorporated firm formed just days before the transaction and described by Foxconn as an existing business partner.
  • Sale proceeds will be redirected into U.S. manufacturing ventures to strengthen Foxconn’s long-term industrial presence in America.
  • Following bankruptcies of Lordstown Motors, IndiEV and Fisker, Foxconn plans to convert the site to produce AI servers instead of electric vehicles.