Question: Are there endangered species on the Gotion property?
Short Answer: YES. There are several endangered species on the Gotion site, including: Bald Eagle, Blue Karner Butterfly, and the Rusty Patched... Read More
Question: Why are these chemicals so risky?
The proposed site for Gotion’s battery plant, situated directly over a vital unconfined aquifer, poses significant environmental risks due to the nature... Read More
Question: What kind of materials will Gotion be bringing into the area?
Gotion’s proposed battery manufacturing operations in the area involve transporting and utilizing several critical materials, some of which are known for their... Read More
Question: How many wetlands does the proposed Gotion site risk?
This is a map of the existing wetlands from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (click on link below for PDF File). ... Read More
Question: But don’t we need the jobs?
Short Answer:There are many unfilled jobs already in Mecosta County, and the compensation levels that Gotion purports to be paying have changed... Read More
Question: But I thought Gotion just passed a Committee on Foreign Investments in the US (CFIUS) review, clearing them of national security concerns?
Short Answer:No, a FULL CFIUS review was NEVER conducted. They simply stated that the Gotion project was not within their jurisdiction, essentially... Read More
Question: But I’ve heard that Volkswagon is the majority shareholder of Gotion, isn’t this true?
Gotion appears to be playing a “shell game”. Their shareholder meeting minutes from January, 2023, references a “shareholder agreement” forged with Volkswagon... Read More
Question: How do you know that Li Chen, CEO of Gotion, is a Communist Party Member?
Short Answer:Li Chen’s bio on the World Economic Forum website indicates that he is a member of the CPPCC, which is wholly... Read More
Question: But Chuck Thelen, VP of Gotion, says that other companies like Apple and Nike have similar language in their corporate documents, so why is this different than Gotion?
Short Answer: In the case of American-owned parent companies like Nike and Apple that do business in China, similar language can be... Read More
Question: How do you know that Gotion is associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)?
They say so right in their parent company’s founding documents, their Articles of Association. Download (click on link to download entire PDF)... Read More