Canada’s China EV Tariff Plan Draws Debate Over Best Approach

Automotive and environmental groups are at odds over how far Canada should go in imposing new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SFETVCDWLU68","_id":"00000190-3cad-d497-a7fb-fcad1dab0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">weighs levies to protect the domestic industry.

The European Union announced last week that it was <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SEYVUWT0G1KW","_id":"00000190-3cad-d497-a7fb-fcad1dac0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">increasing tariffs on EVs from China to as much as 48%. That followed a move by the US in May to<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SDHEBZT1UM0W","_id":"00000190-3cad-d497-a7fb-fcad1dac0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">boost its own such tariffs to as much as 102.5%.

As Canada makes final decisions on its plan, stakeholders are debating whether the country should adopt the more restrictive tariffs of its neighbor to the ...