Volkswagen wants to “get moving” on building its first North American battery plant, preferably in Canada, federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday.
The announcement came as an addendum to a memorandum of understanding VW and Canada signed in August, in which the two parties agreed to co-operate on building a “sustainable” battery electric vehicle supply chain. The MOU did not include investment commitments. “Obviously you have to get to the final round [but] … I’ve never seen a CEO of company that size say that [Canada is the logical choice] in public … It looks very good for Canada.”
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