General Motors Co. will invest nearly $ 800 million to bring the production of the BrightDrop EV600 electric vehicle to its CAMI plant in Ontario, Canada.
The investment will transform the factory into a large-scale factory for the production of electric delivery vehicles to support GM’s timing to deliver the EV600 by the end of 2021, the company said in a statement. statement. The agreement is subject to ratification with the union Unifor and confirmation of government support.
GM on Tuesday announced the formation of a full-fledged company, BrightDrop, with plans to supply batteries with batteries, but also offering fleet management services.
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The proposed investment would create the first large-scale commercial EV factory in Canada, said Ongio Prime Minister Doug Ford and Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli in a statement.
Separate, Ford Motor Co. has reached a preliminary contract agreement with Unifor in the latter half of last year, including plans to put together five battery-powered models starting in 2025 in the company Oakville, Ontario. The plant is in danger of closing because the Edge sports vehicle manufactured there has an uncertain future.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV also agreed spends between C $ 1.35 billion and C $ 1.5 billion on a new electric vehicle platform at its Windsor, Ontario plant.
GM has deep roots in Ontario and has built more than 20 million vehicles Oshawa plant since 1918. GM said last fall it would invest as much as C $ 1.3 billion ($ 997 million) to reopen its Oshawa assembly plant under a preliminary agreement with Unifor.
(Updates with the government’s comments on Ontario and related EV treaty from the fourth paragraph.)