Canada and China signed an agreement January 16 that will see Canada allow 49,000 Chinese EVs into the country at a 6.1% tariff rate, down from 100% set in 2024, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying the deal is an “opportunity” for Ontario and autoworkers.
In a January 18 press conference in Doha, Qatar, C

Tesla appears poised to be an early beneficiary of Canada’s decision to reopen imports of Chinese-made EVs, following the removal of a 100% tariff that halted shipments in 2024. Under the new Canada–China trade agreement, Canada will allow up to 49,000 vehicles per year to be imported from China at a 6.1% tariff, wit

On January 17, Lotus Technology Inc. announced its support for Canada’s new tariff policy, which allows up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles each year to enter the country at a reduced tariff of 6.1%. This strengthens China–Canada trade relations and will help its company’s growth in the North American market.
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On January 16, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that his government has reached a deal with China to allow 49,000 Chinese EVs into the domestic market each year, at a 6.1% tariff, in exchange for dropping duties on canola products to 15% by March.
Carney described this as a "preliminary but landmark" agr

On January 15, administration automotive policy leader U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno made comments about the upcoming USMCA talks in a videotaped response at a panel discussion at the Detroit Auto Show, which he was not able to attend in person.
Moreno, a former auto dealer, has emerged as a leading voice on automotive pol

On January 13, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is “irrelevant” to him and Americans don’t need Canadian products. “It expires very shortly and we could have it or not,” Trump said while touring a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan on the eve of the Detroit Auto Show. “

On December 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will begin formal talks with the United States in January to review the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will lead discussions with U.S. counterparts. Carney said Canada also plans to pursue additional

Volvo Cars said it will not continue sales of its 2026 EX90 in Canada, as the electric three-row crossover is built in the U.S. and subject to 25% Canadian counter-tariffs.
Canada introduced retaliatory tariffs on U.S.-built vehicles this April, soon after U.S. President Trump enacted a 25% tariff on vehicles import

On December 5, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The three later met privately on the sidelines of the event, with no staff in the room, in a meeting that lasted about 4

The Canadian government is notifying Stellantis NV that it is in default on its taxpayer-backed financial aid after it moved planned auto production to a U.S. plant, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said. “Today, on December 4, I’m formally announcing that we’re serving Stellantis with a notice of default under the con

The U.S. is holding public hearings this week in Washington D.C. as part of a mandatory review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), as it’s known in the U.S, or Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) as it is known there. The formal review of the agreement is due to start July 1, 2026.
Canadian Prime Minister M

On November 26, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government announced it will lower the tariff-rate quota level for steel imports from countries with which Canada does not have a trade agreement to 20% from 50%. Steel produced in those nations will face a tariff when their volumes exceed 20% of what they sold to Canadian

On November 23, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on the sidelines of the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa when asked about trade talks with the U.S., “We are very busy with the future of Canada, and with new partnerships. There will be conversations with the presid

On November 13, Nissan announced that it plans to resume building its Pathfinder, Murano and Frontier vehicles for Canadian-market in spring 2026, setting an end date for the assembly pause at its U.S. plants that began in May after the northern country imposed counter-tariffs in protest of those levied by U.S. Presi

The Canadian federal government is responding to recent announcements of Stellantis and General Motors ending of production in the country by limiting the number of tariff-free vehicles they can import from the U.S. Effective immediately according to sources, the government is reducing the amount of U.S.-assembled ve

On October 23, in a late-night social media post, U.S. President Trump said he is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada over an ad campaign by the Ontario government that uses the late-President Ronald Reagan's own words and appearance in an April 1987 speech to send an anti-tariff message to U.S. audiences.

On October 21, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed there is a possibility for a new sectoral tariff deal with the U.S. by the end of this month, but is cautioning against being overly optimistic. “We’re in ongoing discussions with the Americans, and you know,” Carney said. “I wouldn’t overplay it,” Carney t

On October 16, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters that the global head of Stellantis told him shortly before the company announced it would be moving planned production of the Jeep Compass to Belvidere, Illinois from its plant in Brampton, Ontario, that the company is looking at finding a new model to

VW Canada will count on a number of redesigned models, hybrid powertrains and a balanced approach to tariff costs to augment growth in Canada amid tariffs and trade tensions, according to VW Canada President Edgar Estrada at an industry event in Toronto on October 14.
Estrada said the company is already adapting cert

Canadian labor union and government officials have been reacting to the October 14 announcement that included Stellantis moving planned production of the next-gen Jeep Compass in Brampton, Ontario to Belvidere, Illinois, where it will share an assembly line with the new Jeep Cherokee starting in 2027.
The move was in