First full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing plant opens in Ingersoll.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Premier Doug Ford in Ingersoll today to mark the opening of the country's first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing.
A press briefing was held today at the General Motors CAMI production plant in Ingersoll.
The plant will be the site for the company's "BrightDrop" brand of electric vehicles, and Trudeau says electric delivery vans have already started rolling off the line.
In order to make the plant ready to manufacture electric vehicles, the federal and provincial governments each invested $259 million in the project, which will also see GM's plant in Oshawa be overhauled.
"When we invested in GM’s project to build Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, we knew it would deliver results", Trudeau said. "Today, as the first BrightDrop van rolls off the line, that’s exactly what we’re seeing. This plant has secured good jobs for workers, it is positioning Canada as a leader on EVs, and will help cut pollution. Good jobs, clean air, and a strong economy - together, that’s the future we can build."
According to the federal government, the plant plans to manufacture about 50,000 electric vehicles a year by 2025.
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