Mr. George Ireland reports

LITHIUM AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW DIRECTORS AND CONFIRMS ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kelvin Dushnisky and Jinhee Magie have been elected to Lithium Americas Corp.'s board of directors following today's annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM).

"We are pleased to welcome Kelvin and Jinhee to our board," said George Ireland, chairman of the board, Lithium Americas. "Their knowledge and experience will be an excellent complement to the board as we begin the transition from developer to operator."

Mr. Dushnisky brings more than 25 years of global mining experience, with a focus on execution on strategic priorities. Mr. Dushnisky was the chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. Prior to AngloGold, he was at Barrick Gold Corp. for 16 years, including serving as president and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Dushnisky holds a BSc (honours) degree from the University of Manitoba, and MSc and juris doctor degrees from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.

Ms. Magie brings over 25 years of public company experience in senior finance roles, focused on acquisitions and divestitures, public and private equity fund raising, and public company reporting. Ms. Magie is currently the chief financial officer and senior vice-president of Lundin Mining Corp. Before joining Lundin in 2008, her career started at Ernst & Young, and she was the director of corporate compliance for LionOre Mining International Ltd. Ms. Magie holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a chartered professional accountant (CPA, CA).

Election of board of directors

Each of the nine directors proposed by management was elected as a director of Lithium Americas at the AGM. The detailed results are set out in the attached table.

Director           Votes for      Votes      % for   % withheld
                               withheld

Mr. Ireland       41,228,351  1,877,469     95.64%        4.36%      
Jonathan Evans    41,093,433  2,012,389     95.33%        4.67%      
John Kanellitsas  41,873,992  1,231,828     97.14%        2.86%      
Franco Mignacco   41,871,233  1,234,589     97.14%        2.86%      
Fabiana Chubbs    42,313,358    792,462     98.16%        1.84%      
Xiaoshen Wang     36,532,104  6,573,717     84.75%       15.25%     
Dr. Yuan Gao      41,447,166  1,658,704     96.15%        3.85%      
Mr. Dushnisky     42,638,754    467,067     98.92%        1.08%      
Ms. Magie         42,450,758    655,063     98.48%        1.52%      

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the AGM are published on the company's website, and with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

About Lithium Americas Corp.

Lithium Americas is a development-stage company with projects in Jujuy, Argentina, and Nevada, United States. The company trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol LAC.

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