Trudeau, Ford mark opening of Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle plant in Ontario

Source: The Canadian Press | · GLOBAL NEWS · | December 5, 2022

Source: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the General Motors CAMI production plant in Ingersoll, Ont., on Monday, December 5, 2022. Prime Minister Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford marked a Canadian milestone Monday, celebrating the launch of the country's first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing plant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne

Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing plant officially opened in southern Ontario on Monday, with the prime minister and the province’s premier saying the launch of the facility marked a national milestone.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said electric delivery vans started rolling off the line earlier in the day at the General Motors CAMI production plant in Ingersoll, Ont., that was retooled to build the company’s BrightDrop all-electric vehicles.

The plant’s transformation happened in “record time” after the company announced the plan in April, Trudeau said.

“Every government in the world would love to invest millions of dollars to draw in places like this,” he said during a news conference at the plant in southwestern Ontario.