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Ontario mayor remains hopeful Honda's EV plant will be built, despite delay

Published May 14, 2025 at 10:34am

The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Ontario mayor remains hopeful Honda's EV plant will be built, despite delay

A man fills up his truck with gas in Toronto, on Monday April 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

The mayor of an Ontario municipality set to be the home for Honda's now-postponed $15-billion electric-vehicle project said Tuesday he is not giving up hope on the plant.

New Tecumseth Mayor Richard Norcross said he is disappointed with Honda's decision but he will continue to advocate for the project, which was expected to create about a thousand jobs.

"I'm hoping we can help," he said in an interview.

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