The Ottawa government is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, September 23, 2025. Credit: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP Images
China has become an automaking powerhouse, but thanks to steep tariffs on its electric vehicles, most North American consumers have yet to see its cars on their roads. That may be about to change.
Canada’s government is considering removing the country’s 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs. The potential pivot comes as President Donald Trump’s trade war is wreaking havoc on the deeply integrated U.S.-Canada auto supply chain, and as Canada looks for ways to negotiate down trade barr
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China is racing ahead in yet another industry of the future — automated delivery vehicles and systems. But can it avoid the over-production and cut-throat pricing that previously marred the development of solar panels, electric vehicles and other pioneering sectors?
China is racing ahead in yet another industry of the future — automated delivery vehicles and systems. But can it avoid the over-production and cut-throat pricing that previously marred the development of solar panels, electric...
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