Volkswagen Group | Electric Autonomy Canada

VW’s $20-billion Ontario battery factory launched with big talk, big goals and big subsidies

At Friday’s announcement in St. Thomas, the automaker, Prime Minister Trudeau, Ontario Premier Ford and local leaders detailed joint investment plans and anticipated returns for a plant that will occupy a sprawling 370-acre site and make one million batteries

Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Ontario, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen VW

Emma Jarratt
April 22, 2023
6 minute read

View of Volkswagen ID.7 electric vehicle

Volkswagen unveils new all-electric ID.7 sedan, with Canadian availability in late 2024

Canadian pricing for the ID.7, the first upper mid-size sedan in VW’s EV lineup, was not announced. VW says it will have a range of up to 700 kilometres

Electric Vehicles Canada, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen VW

Mehanaz Yakub
April 20, 2023
3 minute read

Volkswagen zeroes in on Ontario as potential North American battery factory location

EXCLUSIVE: Lobbyist registry documents filed just before the new year reveal the German automaker is taking a hard look at the “viability” of Ontario, and that the province is offering “competitive” development incentives

EV Battery Supply Chain, Ontario, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen VW

Emma Jarratt
January 6, 2023
3 minute read

Image of Canadian minister for Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, Thomas Schmall, Group Board Member for Technology at Volkswagen AG, Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen AG.

Volkswagen seeking Canadian site for its first North American battery cell gigafactory

VW to start search for a suitable site for its first North American gigafactory in Canada after signing a non-binding agreement with federal ISED minister François-Philippe Champagne in Germany today

EV Battery Supply Chain, EV Supply Chain, Volkswagen Group

Mehanaz Yakub
December 1, 2022
3 minute read