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Volkswagen announces plans to build $7-billion battery plant in St. Thomas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls the announcement a "win for workers, for the community and for the economy."

Published Apr 21, 2023 at 6:00pm

Kris Pangilinan
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Kris Pangilinan
Volkswagen announces plans to build $7-billion battery plant in St. Thomas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford attend an announcement on a Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant at the Elgin County Railway Museum in St. Thomas, Ont., Friday, April 21, 2023. (Tara Walton/The Canadian Press)

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