Volkswagen to Build First Overseas EV Battery Plant in Ontario

Volkswagen to Build First Overseas EV Battery Plant in Ontario
Staff on the Volkswagen assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany on April 27, 2020. Swen Pfoertner/Pool via Reuters
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A subsidiary company of Volkswagen will be building a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in southwestern Ontario, the European automaker announced on March 13.

Volkswagen’s subsidiary company PowerCo will establish the facility in St. Thomas, Ont., which will be Volkswagen’s first overseas battery cell plant.