From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.

From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.

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GM bet on an electric future for its now-idled Ingersoll plant. How to plug their lives back in is the question for 1,100 laid-off workers.

GM bet on an electric future for its now-idled Ingersoll plant. How to plug their lives back in is the question for 1,100 laid-off workers.

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FedDev Ontario, the federal economic development agency, is providing $5 million in loans to three area manufacturers.

FedDev Ontario, the federal economic development agency, is providing $5 million in loans to three area manufacturers.

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To the small-town hospital in Ingersoll, home to the auto assembly plant that had employed most of its members, the union local donated $10,000. Another $5,000, it gave to an inter-faith charity that helps the needy in the Southwestern Ontario community, including with Christmas hampers. The same amount it shared with Stronger Together Ingersoll Community […]

To the small-town hospital in Ingersoll, home to the auto assembly plant that had employed most of its members, the union local donated $10,000. Another $5,000, it gave to an inter-faith charity that helps the needy in the Southwestern Ontario community, including with Christmas hampers. The same amount it shared with Stronger Together Ingersoll Community […]

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GM's new electric cargo van was supposed to be its Ingersoll factory's salvation. Instead, it left the Cami plant idled. Why didn't it sell?

GM's new electric cargo van was supposed to be its Ingersoll factory's salvation. Instead, it left the Cami plant idled. Why didn't it sell?

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St. Thomas and Ingersoll aren't far apart, but there's a world of difference in how they've been hit by the auto industry's electric bet.

St. Thomas and Ingersoll aren't far apart, but there's a world of difference in how they've been hit by the auto industry's electric bet.

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Arpan Khanna is requesting an update on General Motors' plans for workers at the automaker’s idled Cami plant in Ingersoll.

Arpan Khanna is requesting an update on General Motors' plans for workers at the automaker’s idled Cami plant in Ingersoll.

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Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?

Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?

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GM seen as unlikely to spend the money needed to retool the plant amid Canada's trade war with the United States, one industry veteran says.

GM seen as unlikely to spend the money needed to retool the plant amid Canada's trade war with the United States, one industry veteran says.

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The facility is Ingersoll’s largest ratepayer, accounting for about 12 per cent of the tax base, Brian Petrie said.

The facility is Ingersoll’s largest ratepayer, accounting for about 12 per cent of the tax base, Brian Petrie said.

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Weak sales have prompted GM to end production of an electric cargo van in Ingersoll, casting the future of hundreds of workers into limbo.

Weak sales have prompted GM to end production of an electric cargo van in Ingersoll, casting the future of hundreds of workers into limbo.

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Southwestern Ontario’s auto sector received another blow on Tuesday after General Motors (GM) Canada announced it was ending the production of its BrightDrop electric-vehicle cargo van, which was assembled at the Cami plant in Ingersoll.  The company said the decision to end production is the result of poor sales of the vehicle, of which GM […]

Southwestern Ontario’s auto sector received another blow on Tuesday after General Motors (GM) Canada announced it was ending the production of its BrightDrop electric-vehicle cargo van, which was assembled at the Cami plant in Ingersoll.  The company said the decision to end production is the result of poor sales of the vehicle, of which GM […]

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