SF Motors purchased the Indiana plant from AM General, which made a version of the Hummer there. The plant was just finishing up a 2½-year contract to build R-class cars for Mercedes while Mercedes parent Daimler expanded capacity in the U.S. So the workforce was already in place. Indiana stepped in with funding to help train workers in robotics, software and other high-tech manufacturing skills.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 29, 2018 20:03 UTC