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Publishing date: Jul 02, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 6 minute read • Our region will have a lot of contributions to make. There s excitement and concern as Canada prepares for an all-electric automotive future. Peter Frise, executive director of the Centre for Automotive Research and Education at the University of Windsor, is shown on Friday, July 2, 2021. Photo by Taylor Campbell /Windsor Star
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The federal government’s intention to ban sales of new gas-powered light vehicles in 2035 has the 1,700 employees at Ford’s two Windsor engine plants nervous about their future.
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“Oh, we’re worried,” said Unifor Local 200 president John D’Agnolo.
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More than a year from rolling off the assembly line, demand already is so hot for the Cami plant’s new all-electric vehicle the automaker is planning to double production, GM announced Tuesday.
Cami is preparing to shift from making the Chevy Equinox SUV to the BrightDrop EV600, an electric commercial van, in 2022 and will speed up the changeover to keep pace with demand, said Jennifer Wright, director of communications for GM Canada.
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“We have accelerated this timeline and that is allowing us to double the launch. It is fantastic news. The delivery business is growing,” she said.