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Canoo Plans To Build Its Assembly Plant In An Oklahoma Town You've Probably Never Heard Of
Canoo Plans To Build Its Assembly Plant In An Oklahoma Town You've Probably Never Heard Of-April 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:28

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The last few months have been pretty rough for electric startup Canoo. , to a , to an just hours after for its minibus lifestyle vehicle, Canoo’s chances of actually getting a vehicle to production are starting to look slim. It’s pressing ahead, though, as that Canoo has it’ll build its manufacturing facility in Oklahoma.

So where in Oaklahoma did Canoo choose for its plant site? A small suburb of Tulsa called Pryor Creek. it a “mega microfactory.” It’ll be located in an industrial park called (), which sits on 9,000 acres. Of course, there have been the typical “it’ll bring jobs to the area” posturing by the company and its CEO Tony Aquila, claiming that it will bring 2,000 high paying jobs to the area:

“We invested millions of dollars to find the right location for our manufacturing facility. We’re proud to be American made and to bring more than 2,000 jobs to Oklahoma.”

Of course, the company wouldn’t say exactly how much that investment is. Is the company still on track to deliver vehicles in the fourth quarter of next year? Canoo says it is. The key to this will be the manufacturing partner with which Canoo has . While Canoo’s campus in Pryor Creek is under construction, Netherlands-based manufacturer VDL Nedcar will build Canoo’s vehicles. Founded in 1967, VDL has partnered with other major manufacturers building other (forgettable) models like the first-gen Volvo S40, Smart Fourfour, and Mitsubishi Colt and Outlander. VDL Nedcar plans to build 1,000 Canoos for the U.S. and European markets next year with a 15,000 unit target by 2023. There was no word on whether or not the partnership would continue after Canoo’s Oaklahoma factory opens.

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