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Michigan AG Asks Chinese Battery Maker Gotion to Return $23.7 Million After Defaulting on US Plant

On Jan. 30, 2026, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, demanded immediate repayment of $23,670,873.56 from Gotion as debt collector for the Michigan Strategic Fund.
The Michigan Strategic Fund declared Gotion in default after finding 120 days of halted site work and cited failure under a taxpayer incentive agreement.
On the scale of the project, Gotion proposed a $2.4 billion factory that included $125 million from the Critical Industry Program and $50 million for land prep; the plant never materialized.
The Jan. 30 notice opens a 90-day repayment clock, and Danielle Emerson, MEDC spokesperson, said `MEDC will continue to pursue the rights and remedies MSF is entitled`.
Gotion Inc. continues to press lawsuits, arguing the "current reality makes it exceedingly difficult, if not practically impossible, to proceed," and plans to amend its complaint for monetary damages.

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