Trudeau, Ford Mark Opening Of Canada’s First Full Scale Electric Vehicle Plant

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are celebrating the opening of Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing plant.

Trudeau says electric delivery vans have started rolling off the line Monday at the General Motors CAMI production plant in Ingersoll, Ont., which has been retooled to build the company’s BrightDrop all-electric vehicle brand.

The prime minister was joined by Ford and the province’s Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli to mark the milestone.

Live now: I’m giving an update on Canada’s first full-scale commercial electric vehicle plant – and the work we’re doing with companies like @GMCanada to secure good jobs, fight climate change, and build an economy that works for all Canadians. Tune in: https://t.co/6X5lvMBvuv

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 5, 2022

The provincial and federal governments each invested $259 million toward GM’s $2-billion plan to transform its Ingersoll plant and overhaul its Oshawa, Ont., plant to make it EV-ready.

The federal government says the Ingersoll plant is expected to manufacture 50,000 electric vehicles by 2025.

Canada intends to bar the sale of new internal-combustion engines in passenger vehicles by 2035.

I’m in #Ingersoll today with Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau and Minister @VictorFedeli to mark a special #ElectricVehicle milestone https://t.co/xMztEOf9SR

— Doug Ford (@fordnation) December 5, 2022