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Volkswagen is shoring up suppliers for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, to operate under the PowerCo division, buying into a lithium mining company to feed the plant that will make elect

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Raw material for lithium, mined in the James Bay area of Quebec, will start making its way to St. Thomas.  Volkswagen is shoring up suppliers for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, to operate under the PowerCo division, buying into a lithium mining company to feed the plant that will make EV batteries, the […]

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Donald Trump tariff threatens Volkswagen’s $7B St. Thomas plans: Trade expert

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Southwestern Ontario may lose a $7-billion investment and the 3,000 jobs that come with it if Canadian industry is hit with a 25 per cent tariff from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, one trade expert says. Volkswagen, now building an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, may be forced to reconsider the investment, and relocate […]