VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 9, 2017) - Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company"), (TSX:LAC)(OTCQX:LACDF) is pleased to announce that Dr. David Deak, Chief Technical Officer and President of the Company's subsidiary Lithium Nevada Corp., will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Cormark Securities 2017 Battery Value Chain Conference held in Toronto, Canada.

The presentation will be available on Lithium Americas' website at www.lithiumamericas.com.

About Lithium Americas

Lithium Americas is developing the Cauchari-Olaroz Lithium Project, located in Jujuy Province, Argentina, and the Lithium Nevada project (formerly Kings Valley project) in Nevada, USA, with the intent to become a major supplier of lithium products. In addition, Lithium Americas is a supplier of rheology modifiers for oil-based drilling fluids, coatings, and specialty chemicals.