Honda announces US$11 bn EV battery and vehicle plant in Canada

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Japanese auto giant Honda announced Thursday the largest automotive investment in Canada's history, worth Can$15 billion (US$11 billion), for a massive new EV battery and vehicle assembly plant.

Honda's new Canadian factory will have a production capacity of 240,000 electric vehicles per year and a batteries output of 36 GWh per year. Photo: Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/FileCelebrate Youth Month with Briefly News! Nominate a young entrepreneur under 35 with an inspiring story to be our 7th 'Young Money Maker'.

Once fully operational, the factory will have a production capacity of 240,000 vehicles per year, and a batteries output of 36 GWh per year.Honda estimates that 1,000 new jobs will be created at the facility, which is to be built next to its existing Civic and CR-V assembly plants north of Toronto that already employ 4,200 workers.

Canada's strategy follows that of the neighboring United States, whose Inflation Reduction Act has provided a host of incentives for green industry.

 

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