Industry groups driving effort to build a truly national EV supply chain

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The union representing Canada’s auto workers sees the push to build up the supply chain for electric vehicles as key to a renaissance for its members, as car and truck assembly gets retooled for a new era. Massive investments announced by automakers and their suppliers wagering on a future wave of electrification have breathed new life into manufacturing, says Angelo DiCaro, the director of research for Unifor, the country’s largest private-sector union. “So it means everything for 20,000 Unifor members and it’s going to mean everything for 10,000-plus members at Toyota and Honda. It’s very significant what’s happening here,” Mr....