The federal and provincial governments will each spend $259 million to help General Motors Canada support the company’s Oshawa and CAMI manufacturing plants..“It shows once again that the cars of the future will be made right here in Ontario, by Ontario workers,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced at an event in Oshawa on Monday, adding that it’s a “huge win for the people of Durham and all of Ontario.”.That money will support GM’s $2 billion in funding.to relaunch production at its Oshawa Assembly Plant, which was stopped in 2019, and the launching of Canada’s first full-scale commercial electric vehicle production facility at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll..According to a press release., the CAMI plant in Ingersoll will become GM’s “designated EV hub for its new all-electric commercial vehicle brand BrightDrop..That money will support the production of light-duty Chevy Silverado, the addition of a third shift at the Oshawa plant, and the creation of 2,600 new jobs in the province..Ontario Premier Doug Ford said this move by General Motors was, “more proof that by attracting game-changing investments, our government is securing our auto sector for the next generation of workers.”.Prime Minister.Justin Trudeau said in communities across Ontario, auto manufacturers are stepping up to meet the demand for clean vehicles..“Partnerships like these are critical to putting Canada on the cutting edge of the clean economy, creating thousands of new jobs, and making sure that future generations have a clean environment to live in,” he said..GM, which is one of Canada’s largest automotive manufacturers, is planning to introduce 30 new electrical vehicles by 2025, eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035, and become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040.Matthew Horwood is the Parliamentary Bureau Chief of the Western Standard
