After two days of talks with automotive suppliers, Sean Dyke is quietly confident St. Thomas will gain several new manufacturers before the new Volkswagen plant starts production.
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TORONTO – Splitting time now between China and Germany, Marcel Queren is looking forward to spending a little time in London and Southwestern Ontario.
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German auto giant Volkswagen is sticking with a 2027 opening date for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, as Ford pushes back its start date and other automakers delay their EV strategy.
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Volkswagen has begun posting top jobs for its electric vehicle battery assembly plant in St. Thomas. The German automaker and its EV battery subsidiary, PowerCo, are hitting LinkedIn and other job sites with postings for the $7-billion plant expected to begin production in 2027. It may seem early to begin
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Central Elgin, whose lands were annexed for the Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant in neighbouring St. Thomas, is “frustrated” by lack on progress in compensation talks, its mayor says.
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Ontario’s provincial power distributor is preparing for a surge of activity in the St. Thomas region, planning a new high-voltage power line to help juice auto giant Volkswagen's new electric vehicle battery plant. Read More
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The London region is facing a shortage of more than 1,000 manufacturing workers and that shortfall will become critical as workers retire and industry ramps up with electric vehicle battery assembly on the horizon. Read More
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At the Manufacturing Matters conference Thursday, Kai Fahrbach was waiting patiently for a chance to speak with Volkswagen Canada. Read More
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OTTAWA – It will take 20 years for the federal and provincial governments to break even on massive subsidies to auto giants Volkswagen and Stellantis at two Southwestern Ontario sites – not the five years that officials initially pledged, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Read More
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Economic growth that powered London and Southwestern Ontario out of the COVID-19 pandemic hangover is projected to continue to drive spending and job creation, a new Conference Board of Canada report says. Read More
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Strong demand for industrial sites in London is driving city hall to add more land to attract manufacturers, local business and realty officials say. Read More