Canada Drops Tariffs on Chinese Evs

[shelnian]

When Trump was at some Detroit meeting the other day he indicated that as long as Chinese EV makers build factories in the US and use US workers to assemble them, he wouldn't tariff them. Only thing is Chinese EV companies have automated so much of the assembly line that the number of US workers would be minimal.

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[SolarAB]

In exchange for concessions on canola and related products, we will now allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into Canada, tariff free, this year

It's a good first step. Whether that means we get anything more than the Chinese Teslas, EX30s and Polestars we got before the tariffs remains to be seen.

 

[MellowJohnny]

Please pardon my ignorance. I know Chinese EV makers have been making inroads into other countries, but I haven't seen much concerning ownership issues. So I have questions. I didn't read anything in the article about a support infrastructure. As we all know, cars - EVs included, of course - wear out, break down and suffer 'glitches' in electronics. Where will these imports be sold, are there Chinese dealerships in Canada offering full on-site services? Are, or will, their vehicles' diagnostic and repair procedures be available to repair shops? What is the warranty? How will repairs and subsequent repair parts be made available? It's one thing to buy new vehicle, it's quite another to own one.

Strickly speaking, no. But we do have Polestar and Volvo dealerships, so depending on your definition of "Chinese Automaker" we already do.

I suspect BYD will come, and open dealerships / service centres the same way Vinfast did when they entered Canada (there is a very empty Vinfast dealership in my neighbourhood).

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