London Free Press
Two people were injured in an early morning fire at a home in northwest London on Thursday. Firefighters were called at about 5 a.m. to a blaze on the 2000-block of Coronation Drive in the city’s Whitehills neighbourhood, where all residents escaped, London Fire Department officials said on social media. Two people were taken to […]
London Free Press
Volkswagen has dodged the tariff and trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. and its manufacturing plant being built in St. Thomas will proceed full speed ahead, the city’s economic development boss says. Electric-vehicle batteries made in St. Thomas will be tariff-free under recent changes to the trade policy announced by the U.S., auto industry […]
London Free Press
The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]