‘The Mayor Hasn’t Stopped Smiling Since’: Battery Plant in St. Thomas, Ont. Officially Under Construction

In times of bad auto industry news, is VW's St. Thomas battery plant still viable?

Ontario's auto industry has been rocked in recent weeks with news of production stoppages in Brampton and Ingersoll, but Volkswagen says they're moving ahead with hiring on the company's plans for a massive electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas.

‘The mayor hasn’t stopped smiling since’: Battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont. officially under construction

Ground has officially been broken on Volkswagen’s PowerCo electric vehicle battery gigafactory in St. Thomas.

Volkswagen starts building Canada's biggest EV battery plant amid tariff turmoil

The German automaker's PowerCo has completed concrete foundations for a trio of gigafactories, even as the Ontario auto industry reels from the trade war and other automakers' exits.

PowerCo begins construction on Canada’s largest EV battery plant in St. Thomas

The Government of Ontario and PowerCo Canada marked a major milestone in the construction of Volkswagen’s facility in St. Thomas, which is on track to become Canada’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery plant with initial production set to begin in 2027. With contracts awarded to two Ontario-based companies, concrete pouring is officially underway at PowerCo’s $7 billion EV manufacturing facility, laying the foundation for the 350-acre industr…

Government of Ontario - Ontario Celebrates PowerCo Construction Milestone in St. Thomas

On October 28, the Ontario government marked a major milestone in the construction of Volkswagen's PowerCo facility in St. Thomas, which is on track to become Canada's largest electric. . .