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In addition to Foxconn, VW is also said to be in talks with Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract manufacturer owned by Canada's Magna International Inc., which is considering opening a plant in the U.S.

The facility, located between Calgary and Edmonton, will be the first step toward a full-scale lithium production plant that will produce up to 20,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium, needed for the electric-vehicle supply chain.