‘Fourth Largest Building in the World’: Construction Contracts Awarded for St. Thomas Battery Plant

‘Fourth largest building in the world’: Construction contracts awarded for St. Thomas battery plant

A major milestone for construction of the largest gigafactory in North America.

Doug Ford touts VW ‘gigafactory’ as construction contracts awarded

Ford said the project is "absolutely critical" for the province and the country amidst the trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump.

VW's PowerCo awards two contracts as it moves closer to building St. Thomas EV battery plant

PowerCo Canada awarded two major construction contracts for its massive electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont., Find out more.

Contracts handed out to build Ontario EV battery plant amidst tariff uncertainty

PowerCo SE, founded by automaker Volkswagen, said it is sticking with its plan to build a massive battery factory in St. Thomas, Ont., regardless of tariff talk.

PowerCo poised to start $7B St. Thomas plant build: 'Critical milestone'

PowerCo, Volkswagen’s electric battery maker, will soon begin pouring part of the concrete foundation on which the steel structure of its $7-billion St. Thomas plant will rise.

PowerCo Awards Major Construction Contracts For St. Thomas Gigafactory - Manufacturing AUTOMATION

Aug. 21, 2025, St. Thomas, Ont. — PowerCo has awarded two major contracts for structural steel and foundations work for what will be Canada’s largest-ever EV battery manufacturing plant, located in St. Thomas, Ont. PowerCo will partner with Steelcon Group of Companies, a leading Canadian-owned and operated entity, for the structural steel work, and with Magil Construction Canada Inc., another Canadian company, for the foundations work. These awa…