Volkswagen Battery Factory Will Exist for 100 Years: Industry Minister

People look at the Volkswagen Tiguan during the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto on Feb. 16, 2017. Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press

The Canadian government will be providing subsidies for years to a Volkswagen battery factory being built in Canada that’s expected to last much longer.

“This facility is expected to last dozens of years,” Industry Canada Deputy Minister Simon Kennedy testified at a May 4 Senate banking committee hearing. “The facility will take a number of years to construct.”