The Ontario government has announced Volkswagen’s first electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant will be built in St. Thomas, on Talbot Line near Yarmouth Centre Road, close to the city’s airport.
The announcement, released Monday by the office of Vic Fedeli, the province’s minister of economic development and trade, is the first public confirmation of the deal that has long been rumoured to be in the works.
The German auto giant said production is set to begin in 2027, calling it its first overseas “gigafactory” for battery cell manufacturing.
“I think that means a very large plant with a very large workforce,” said St Thomas Mayor Joe
