Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the convergence of Canada’s automotive and mining sectors is working
OTTAWA — Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the convergence of Canada’s automotive and mining sectors is working to lure more companies to Canada to make electric cars and the batteries that power them.
Over eight weeks last spring, automakers and battery companies announced more than $13 billion in new investments in the electric vehicle manufacturing sphere in Canada, including batteries and their components, buses and electric cars.
Those announcements included retooling or expanding auto manufacturing plants that already exist in Canada.
Champagne is in Japan this week where he is meeting with the heads of several Japanese automakers that do not have a Canadian manufacturing presence, including Mitsubishi, Nissan and…