Stellantis and joint venture partner LG Energy Solution Ltd., with backing from three levels of government, committed Wednesday to spending $5.2 billion to build Canada’s first large-scale electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont.
The 4.5-million-square-foot plant, expected to begin operations in 2024, will have capacity to produce 45 gigawatt hours (GWh) of lithium-ion battery cells and modules to supply the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram parent firm’s auto assembly operations in Ontario and elsewhere in North America.