Volkswagen Group and Canada aim to advance sustainable battery supply chain in North America

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Dr. Stefan Ernst
Dr. Stefan Ernst
Volkswagen Group Technology Spokesperson Battery | Volkswagen Group Technology
Andreas Groß
Andreas Groß
Spokesperson Corporate | Volkswagen Group Technology
Volkswagen Group and Canada aim to advance sustainable battery supply chain in North America
Volkswagen CEO Diess and Canadian minister Champagne (foreground), German Federal Chancellor Scholz and Canadas Prime Minister Trudeau.
  • Volkswagen signs agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on battery value creation and raw material security
  • Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo pushes ramp-up of its global battery business, further proof of Volkswagen’s ambitious growth strategy in North America

Toronto. Volkswagen AG and the Government of Canada aim to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. This was agreed in a "Memorandum of Understanding" (MoU) signed today in Toronto by Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Both parties will investigate opportunities for Canada to contribute to Volkswagen’s global and regional battery supply chains. PowerCo, the newly founded battery company of the Group, has a central role in these efforts and will drive forward the planned cooperation in the fields of battery value creation, raw materials supply chains and cathode material production in the North American region.

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