“The facility will be the first branded Tesla Canada manufacturing facility in Canada and will produce state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to be used at the Gigafactories located around the world in the production of batteries.”
Scarpitti did not provide many details. In 2019, the U.S. electric carmaker acquired Canada-based Hibar, which manufactures pumps used in fast-speed battery assembly that Tesla is introducing for its new 4680 cells.
David Adams, head of the Global Automakers of Canada, in his own tweet welcomed Elon Musk to Markham and congratulated the mayor.
“Tesla’s growing commitment to Canada underscores the capabilities of the Canadian workforce and a modern automotive industry,” Adams said in his tweet.
