Carney rattles Canada auto firms in break with US on Chinese EVs

APMA
Jan 20
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Mathieu Dion, Laura Kane, and Melissa Shin, Bloomberg

Jan 16, 2026

Canada must ensure China delivers on its commitments, warned APMA President Flavio Volpe. Quoting Volpe’s CBC interview on the matter, “the vigilance starts now,” he said and adding that, “an agreement in principle is different that a negotiated trade agreement that has supporting legislation. There are things that we are expecting in return."

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