Canada’s industry minister ‘confident’ in deal to build Stellantis battery plant
2023.05.16 08:33
© Reuters. Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s industry minister said on Tuesday that he is optimistic about reaching a deal with carmaker Stellantis over subsidies to build a battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, as long as the provincial government also offers some support.
“I’m very confident that we will come to an agreement,” Industry Minister Francois Philippe-Champagne told reporters in Seoul during a press conference shown on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Champagne said talks were ongoing with the company and that it was important that the Ontario provincial government “pay its fair share”.
Stellantis has stopped construction at a more-than C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) electric-vehicle battery plant in Canada amid talks with the federal government.
