© Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Magna International Inc. announced Wednesday it is expanding its battery enclosure productions in the southwestern Ontario municipality of Chatham-Kent. Auto-parts maker Magna International Inc. has announced it's opening an electric vehicle (EV) battery component factory in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in southwestern Ontario. The company said all EVs require battery enclosures, which contain a number of components like high-voltage batteries and sensors and connectors. $4.9B EV battery plant to open in WindsorMagna's Chatham-Kent announcement comes a week after it was announced a massive EV battery plant would be coming to the municipality's neighbour, Windsor. Automaker Stellantis and battery producer LG Energy Solution announced the $4.9-billion joint-venture deal, supported by all levels of government, to establish Canada's first lithium-ion EV battery plant.

Source: CBC News March 31, 2022 04:48 UTC