Carney's plans to allow Chinese EVs in Canada frustrate auto industry

Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post

Jan 21, 2026

“You cannot have a system where you’re creating value for the Chinese state through EV credits,” Flavio Volpe, president of the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said. “We have to make our investments and protect them before we take on the Chinese, who don’t have profit as a key metric,” Volpe said. “I’m glad we didn’t do what they wanted and drop the tariff altogether, but I’m not happy about it. It’s a concession. There’s no other way to describe it.”

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