Share PM’s visit to China - What does it mean to our auto sector?

Patty Handysides, The Shift with Patty Handysides | AM 800 CKLW

Jan 13, 2026

The president of the APMA, Flavio Volpe, said Canada’s EV tariffs are a necessary tool to protect billions in domestic auto investment, arguing they were designed to prevent Chinese manufacturers from flooding the market while Canada’s electrification strategy takes hold. He noted China’s explicit linkage of agricultural retaliation to EV tariffs underscores the stakes and the pressure facing federal decision-makers. While recognizing the precarious situation, Volpe cautions that “the Prime Minister can not do something, in this climate where we’re trying to get the USMCA renewed,…that would cause the U.S. to shut-out Canadian cars permanently.”

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