This came out yesterday...

https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-automotive-modernization-program

Then  the below from Tesla yesterday..

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/9/20856576/tesla-pickup-date-elon-musk

An early concept image of the pickup truck shown at the unveiling of the Tesla Semi.  Image: Tesla

The Tesla pickup truck, described by Elon Musk as “the coolest car I’ve ever seen,” is now looking at a November reveal at the earliest, according to a tweet from the Tesla CEO. The science-fiction inspired electric pickup truck had been expected to arrive this summer, or October at the latest, based on previous statements made by the notoriously optimistic Musk.

Beyond an early concept image of a pickup shown at the unveiling of the Tesla Semi in 2017 and an image tweeted in May, little is known about the Tesla pickup truck. Musk described itas follows in a Recode interview with Kara Swisher last year:

“It’s gonna be like a really futuristic-like cyberpunk, “Blade Runner” pickup truck. It’s gonna be awesome, it’s gonna be amazing. This will be heart-stopping. It stops my heart. It’s like, oh, it’s great.”

”It’s gonna have a lot of titanium,” Musk added later.

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I just can't get this piece out of my mind lately in regards to GM Oshawa..

from June 2019..

http://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/unifor-hopeful-oshawa-plant-can-be-saved-1.8581058

But Dino Chiodo says the automaker will not be announcing a closure but rather that there is no product allocated to the Oshawa plant past December 2019.

Chiodo says that gives the union an opportunity a recognize where their concerns are, how deeply rooted they are and what they can do to salvage some of this.

He told AM800's The Morning Drive that the Oshawa plant is one of the most productive and most efficient in North America.

"They got $750-million in investment just over a year ago and within six months they went to a full flex plant, launching the brand new Silverado pick-up truck, so they're one of the only plants in North America that can build cars and pick-up trucks," says Chiodo. "So that's pretty amazing to just say that you're walking away from it. So I think there's a lot of conversation that still has to happen, the devil will be in the details."

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will the rumour  in February 2019 come true? GM building electric pickup truck in Oshawa with Tesla guts? And did you notice the comment about the Titanium? Lots of Titanium.

Noront has that ...and so does Fancamp at their Magpie deposit. What better location is there for Tesla  suited for the availability of materials and manpower for building this electric pickup truck than Oshawa?

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1121451_rumor-gm-electric-pickup-could-come-from-tesla

Last month, the president of General Motors' GMC truck division said the brand was considering building an electric pickup.

Now, according to a CleanTechnica report, that pickup could come from Tesla.

Even the CleanTechnica reporter says to file this in the category of an enticing rumor, rather than fact, because there are no pictures, and a single, anonymous source inside GM. Still, he reports confidence in the source and says the person has been reliable about other findings. 

Tesla's own CEO Elon Musk has been talking for years about building a Tesla pickup. In his most recent interviews about the Tesla truck, he has described it as "a really futuristic-like cyberpunk, Blade Runner pickup truck," and said that it will have a massive towing capacity of 300,000 pounds and be made with lots of expensive titanium.

Musk has even alluded to a second, more attainable and mainstream pickup. Now it looks possible that latter pickup could come from GM. GM CEO Mary Barra has announced that the company plans to convert to an all-electric lineup, and is revamping the automaker's electric strategy with a move to make Cadillac its primary electric-car division. 

CleanTechnica reports that the General Motors pickup—either a GMC or a Chevrolet Silverado—could get its entire powertrain from Tesla, including batteries and motors. That would hardly be an unprecedented step, after GM leaned on supplier LG to develop most of the powertrain for the Chevrolet Bolt EV.

It wouldn't be the first time a company has leaned on Tesla for powertrain components either—Toyota with the 2012-2014 RAV4 EV, for instance.

GM regularly partners with other automakers to provide specialized engineering expertise or manufacturing. 

The rest of the truck could would come from GM's practiced truck development team.

If such an agreement pans out, it could also be a way for GM to access Tesla's battery production from its Nevada Gigafactory, the largest producer of lithium-ion batteries in the world. Thus far, GM has bought batteries from South Korean supplier LG Chem. 

Pickups are the second-largest selling segment of the car market, and many electric-car buyers have been clamoring to be able to buy a pickup with battery power.

Last month, Ford said it is developing an electric version of its upcoming F-Series, along with a plug-in hybrid version. 

The automakers seem to be racing startup electric-automaker Rivian, which got a glowing reception for its R1T electric pickup concept when it revealed the truck at the LA auto show last November.

It's not clear how seriously to take this report, but we'll be watching for any confirmation.