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The plant will build the company’s next-generation EVs that are expected to arrive to market around mid-decade.

The changes to the Oakville complex will include combining three body shops into one and adding battery pack assembly, Ford said.

The Oakville plant will continue to build the gas-powered Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers up until the plant’s downtime.

The investment is part of Ford’s plan to have production capacity for 2 million EVs globally by the end of 2026.

The retooling is expected to take six months and begin in the second quarter of next year, Ford said.