Volkswagen Picks Ontario, Canada For Its First Overseas Battery Cell Plant

Volkswagen AG VWAGY said its first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing will be established in St. Thomas, Ontario.
After Salzgitter and Valencia, this will be the third Group-owned plant worldwide and battery company PowerCo's first cell factory in North America.
It will equip the Group brand's BEVs in the region with battery cells and is part of a larger plan agreed upon with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in August last year.
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The start of production in the gigafactory is planned for 2027.
"With the decisions for cell production in Canada and a Scout site in South Carolina we're fast-forwarding the execution of our North American strategy," said Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume.
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Price Action: VWAGY shares are trading higher by 0.25% at $18.36 on the last check Monday.
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