Trudeau, Ford Mark Opening of New Ontario Electric Vehicle Factory

Trudeau, Ford Mark Opening of New Ontario Electric Vehicle Factory
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford tour the General Motors CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., on Dec. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nicole Osborne
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General Motors officially opened a factory in Ingersoll, Ont., today, making it the first assembly line production plant for electric vehicles in Canada, with both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford on hand to mark the opening.

Trudeau told reporters at a news conference on Dec. 5, that the transformation of the plant, which now produces BrightDrop fully electric vehicles, happened in “record time.”