Canada announces C$590m investment in Ford electric car plant | Malay Mail

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and the province of Ontario announced yesterday investments of C$295 million each in a Ford factory billed as the largest electric vehicle plant in North America. — Reuters pic

At a joint news conference with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Trudeau called the investments totalling C$590 million “one of the first steps to build a next-generation auto industry.” The Oakville, Ontario assembly plant is to be repurposed as part of a deal announced last month between the Ford Motor Company and the Canadian union Unifor, to build five new electric vehicle models and the batteries that will power them.

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