Lordstown is best known as the home of the Lordstown Assembly, a former General Motors automotive plant that produced compact cars from 1966 until 2019. After the closure of Youngstown's steel factories, the Lordstown Assembly became the largest industrial employer of the Mahoning Valley region. Lordstown Motors purchased the assembly in November 2019. The factory was later sold to Foxconn in May 2022 for the production of electric vehicles.
Lordstown is best known as the home of the Lordstown Assembly a former General Motors automotive plant that produced compact cars from 1966 until 2019. After the closure of Youngstown's steel factories, the Lordstown Assembly became the largest industrial employer of the Mahoning Valley region. Lordstown Motors purchased the assembly in November 2019. The factory was later sold to Foxconn in May 2022 for the production of electric vehicles.