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Canada’s First Commercial-Scale EV Manufacturing Facility Could Be ‘Crucial Piece’ for Auto Sector
NextStar Energy’s $5-billion plant has created 1,300 jobs and produced over one million battery cells, supporting Canada’s EV supply chain and energy storage market.
- On March 5, 2026, NextStar Energy held its grand opening in Windsor after months of production, unveiling a roughly $5-billion, 4.2-million-square-foot facility built by LG Energy Solution.
- The plant began as an LGES–Stellantis partnership launched in March 2022, with construction starting that November and LG Energy Solution acquiring full ownership last November.
- The factory has already hit key production milestones, including expanding to ESS batteries in November, producing one million cells last month, and hiring 1,300 workers toward a 2,500 target.
- Government payments and legal claims have drawn scrutiny as federal and Ontario governments pledged nearly $16 billion and Ottawa paid at least $530 million, while contractors allege unpaid work.
- The market context shows both risk and strategic importance as the plant shifted some capacity to energy storage systems amid slowing EV demand in recent months, officials warn about threats to Canada’s EV strategy and auto-sector jobs.
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Lg Ensol Completes Dedicated Battery Plant in Canada, a Milestone for Locally only Large-Scale Plant
Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution has completed construction of its first battery plant in Canada. This is the first and only large-scale battery plant in Canada and is expected to become a new hub for the country's electric vehicle battery industry. On the 5th (local time), LG Energy Solution announced that it held a completion ceremony for its NextStar Energy plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. NextStar Energy is LG Ensol's sole Canadian …
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