Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs

Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs
The London Free Press
Canada can't hope to lead in a vital global industry by shutting itself off from competition, a McMaster University prof says
Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, 2024, access, Agriculture, aluminum, Auto industry, Auto market, BYD, Canada, Canadian, car, China, climate, competition, Decarbonization, Economy, Electric vehicles, EU, European Union, EV adoption, EV sales, EVs, first, General Motors, Government, Grid, help, hit, Imports, incentives, Increase, industrial, industry, innovation, investigation, Investment, july, Lead, local, May, moved, National, new, nuclear, Nuclear power, open, Other, pay, Plans, plants, Policy, power, protect, SAIC, steel, Subsidies, support, Tariffs, Technology, Tesla, Tesla sales, the conversation, third, trade, trade war, United States, university, US, vehicle, war, who, World

It does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector in this high tariff automotive environment, and the $7 billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future del

The London Free Press
The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]
Business, London Free Press, 2021, 2023, 2024, access, aluminum, April, Authors, Auto industry, Batteries, Business, Canada, Canada-US Tariffs 2025, Canadian, chief, city, conditions, development, down, Editorial, Electric vehicles, Energy, Environment, europe, EV sales, federal, Federal government, Free, Friday, Government, Homes, Increase, innovation, Investment, Ivey Business School, Jobs, Journalism, Justin Trudeau, Latest News, local, Local Business, Local News, London, Manufacturing, May, new, New York, News, newsletter, Noon News Roundup, north, Northvolt, online, Ontario, Other, Pennsylvania, Plans, Postmedia, power, president, project, Provincial, Quebec, reading, Real estate, Realtime, Register, remains, RISK, savings, school, social, South Carolina, Southwestern Ontario, St. Thomas, steel, Stellantis, support, Sweden, Tariffs, Tennessee, the conversation, Thomas, trade, Trail, trump, university, vehicle, Volkswagen, Western, Western University, work
Subscribe to EV sales