April 1 (Reuters) - Lithium Americas Corp LAC.TO :
* LITHIUM AMERICAS ANNOUNCES US$160 MILLION PROJECT INVESTMENT BY GANFENG LITHIUM IN CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ AND PARTIES TO JOINTLY EVALUATE AN INCREASE TO 40,000 TPA
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - LITHIUM AMERICAS AND GANFENG LITHIUM TO FORM 50/50 JOINT VENTURE
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - LAC AND GFL WILL EACH OWN A 50% EQUITY INTEREST IN CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ, ADJUSTED FROM CURRENT 62.5% AND 37.5% INTERESTS
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - CONSTRUCTION REMAINS ON TRACK FOR FIRST PRODUCTION IN H2 2020 IN CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - LITHIUM AMERICAS AND GANFENG LITHIUM TO FORM 50/50 JOINT VENTURE
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - LAC AND GFL WILL EACH OWN 50% EQUITY INTEREST IN CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ, ADJUSTED FROM CURRENT 62.5% AND 37.5% INTERESTS, RESPECTIVELY
* LITHIUM AMERICAS - CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AS PLANNED WITH US$60 MILLION ADVANCED TO PROJECT IN Q1 2019
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - LITHIUM AMERICAS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FULLY-FUNDED TO ADVANCE CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ TO PRODUCTION
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - AS A RESULT OF PROJECT INVESTMENT, GANFENG LITHIUM WILL INCREASE ITS INTEREST IN CAUCHARÍ-OLAROZ FROM 37.5% TO 50%
* LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - GANFENG LITHIUM HAS AGREED TO SUBSCRIBE FOR APPROXIMATELY 141 MILLION SHARES OF MINERA EXAR FOR CASH CONSIDERATION OF US$160 MILLION