00:00Today we celebrate 30 years of achievement, but most of all, what we celebrate is the
00:05team that has taken ARDC to here, and that will continue to bring ARDC to the future
00:11as a successful tech center.
00:13This facility here has been subject to an investment of close to $2 billion over the
00:18last 30 years, and so this is an incredibly important asset for us because it drives what
00:23comes next.
00:24I can't walk through this facility without getting absolutely incredibly bewildered by
00:28all the cool things that are going on, and it really is, I think, a testament to all
00:33the people that have put their hard work, effort, energy into this.
00:36This is the future of Stellantis, this is the future of our vehicles being built, and I couldn't
00:40be more excited.
00:41When we wanted to create this facility to add on to the great reputation of ARDC by putting
00:46this battery lab in place, it was an easy answer for us.
00:50In this facility, it's 100,000 square feet.
00:53We have 35 of these wonderful test chambers in here that we can put full battery packs
00:58that represent our real test environment of our vehicles.
01:00With Canada and the people we have here, I want to thank you.
01:03I want to thank the Canadian support, whether it's the governmental support, it's the university
01:08support, or you as the employees that are working here.
01:11The facilities are only part of the story, it's the people.
01:13You're the ones that make this happen.
01:15When people walk in this facility, we want people to see the future of our company, not
01:19where we've been, and I think this does it more than anything.
01:22Thanks.
01:22Thank you!
