Ingersoll, Ontario — A pair of Ontario-based auto plants are due for a facelift after the federal government announced a $259 million investment into General Motors’ assembly plants in Ingersoll and Oshawa on Monday.
This injection of cash will allow CAMI Ingersoll to open the automaker’s first EV production line in the province to manufacture EV600 electric commercial vans for GM subsidiary BrightDrop, as well as introduce a third shift at CAMI Oshawa to produce Chevrolet Silverados.
“Working with our government partners we have reopened our Oshawa plant, creating thousands of new jobs and recruiting a record number of women in production roles. Later this year, our CAMI plant in Ingersoll will begin Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing with BrightDrop,” said president and managing director of GM Canada, Marissa West.
“This partnership with the governments of Ontario and Canada is helping GM build a more diverse, innovative and sustainable industry and EV supply chain for the future – and we are proud to be doing that right here in Canada.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that GM expects this “reignition” of the Oshawa plant to open up 2,600 new jobs to the local community and serves as a considerable vote of confidence in Ontario, on the part of GM.
“Ontario is proud to support GM’s major investment in their Oshawa and Ingersoll plants to manufacture the company’s next-generation models, including the new all-electric BrightDrop commercial vehicle,” said Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Vic Fedeli.
“By reducing the cost of doing business in Ontario by nearly $7 billion annually, our government has created the right economic conditions to attract yet another historic investment that further positions Ontario as a North American leader in developing and building the cars of the future.”
This government investment comes only several weeks after a similar project was launched with Stellantis to help construct a battery manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ont.
