As Stellantis halted construction on its massive Windsor battery factory, Premier Doug Ford warns Ottawa has to “step up” to match subsidies given to Volkswagen in St. Thomas.
As Stellantis halted construction on its massive Windsor battery factory,The Star revealed Friday
“Effective immediately, all construction related to the battery module production on the Windsor site has stopped,” the automaker said.“It really worries me. We need the federal government to step up as they did for Volkswagen,” said Ford, noting Queen’s Park gave Stellantis and VW $500 million apiece in provincial aid.
Ford stressed the provincial government can “be competitive with U.S. states,” but not with Biden’s administration.
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