PowerCo (Volkswagen) St. Thomas Ontario Gigafactory

PowerCo (Volkswagen) · Canada · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of PowerCo (Volkswagen) in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, opened or targeted 2027. Status: under construction.

St. Thomas Ontario Gigafactory: battery cell plant illustration; status under construction, capacity 90 GWh, country Canada Under construction 90 GWh Canada
Capacity
90 GWh
Chemistry
NMC, LFP
Opened or target
2027
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Under construction: Start of production 2027 (unverified)

PowerCo (Volkswagen) battery cell plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Volkswagen Group.

PowerCo North America first cell factory; largest VW battery facility; C$7B+; 3,000 jobs; Canada IRA-equivalent (CCUS credits); unified cell for North America VW/Audi/Porsche.

Semiconductor interface: North American VW Group 800V SiC demand; Porsche/Audi PPEV platform.

Plant record

Plant record

St. Thomas Ontario Gigafactory (PowerCo (Volkswagen))
Owner or operatorPowerCo (Volkswagen)
PlantSt. Thomas Ontario Gigafactory
LocationSt. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
RegionNorth America
Owner home countryGermany
Productscells
Cell formatprismatic (Unified Cell)
Cell chemistryNMC, LFP
Capacity (GWh per year)90
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusunder construction
Status checked 2025-2026no
Opened or target year2027
Investment$7.0 billion
Anchor customerVolkswagen Group
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurelow
Record updated2026-10

Official site: powerco.de

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: PowerCo (Volkswagen).

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
St. Thomas Ontario Gigafactory (PowerCo (Volkswagen))
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10