"Workhorse, which is going to be an investor in the new company that would buy Lordstown, raised money quite successfully to help them fulfill their order backlog for the commercial electric vehicles they build," GM spokesman Jim Cain told the Free Press. That's not the same as raising the capital to buy the plant, but said Cain, "Anything that makes Workhorse's core business stronger is by definition good news for the new company to be able to acquire the plant." Cain said discussions continue and "things are moving forward in a good direction," but he declined to put a time frame on a possible deal, noting that the UAW would have to approve it first. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "There is a lot of behind-the-scenes progress, and from a Workhorse standpoint there's a lot of public progress on their core business, and that's where we're at," said Cain.