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Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

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Re: Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

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Post by vdupras »

zjsushsb wrote: post #19

I’m assuming this is downstream of trumps move in Venezuela? Canada suffers the most from US access to Venezuelan oil. On top of all the prior rhetoric and moves by his admin. What concerns me is why does the west think China is trustworthy? Why are we all fighting one another? Culture is important. China knows this, and is unequivocally Chinese relative to the Europeans.

Up until a while ago, I'm pretty sure that the consensus was that China not trustworthy. And then, Trump plays his cards and the consensus is now that the US are even less trustworthy. So here you go.

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Post by HNisCIS »

46493168 wrote: post #25
bilsbie wrote: post #15

Could an American go up and buy one and drive it back? Any registration or insurance issues?

Sure. If you want to pay the 247% tarriff, there’s nothing stopping you from doing this. US import duty applies when you cross the border, calculated on the vehicle’s origin (China), not purchase location.

At that point just don't register it and pay the fines, it'll be cheaper.

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Post by lawn »

rcpt wrote: post #13
dsfdsfdsffdsfs wrote: post #5

Good. This could force Tesla's hand to make super cheap EV. Musk and crew know how to make cheap stuff - they've chosen high margin for Tesla however.

Not good for the brand to chase byd on price

They've already become a cheaper brand here in Europe.

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Post by justonceokay »

Jeff_Brown wrote: post #17
ortusdux wrote: post #6

"Canada has agreed to allow an annual quota of 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the country at the tariff rate of just 6.1%" https://electricautonomy.ca/data-trackers/ev-sales-data/2025... "Canada recorded 45,366 new zero-emission vehicle registrations in Q3 2025, accounting for 9.4 per cent of all new vehicle registrations in the quarter, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada." "Of the total, 26…

In a country with 42 million inhabitants this doesn't seem like a big change even for canada, let alone for the global economy.

It’s a complete sea change. I feel Canada only set tariffs on cars out of some deference to the US auto industry. I don’t want to use slippery slope thinking, but this to me smells like rolling out a Canadian auto market that is not dependent on the US.

For the average family, being able to spend significantly less on a car is a big deal.

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Post by bluGill »

dsfdsfdsffdsfs wrote: post #5

Good. This could force Tesla's hand to make super cheap EV. Musk and crew know how to make cheap stuff - they've chosen high margin for Tesla however.

I'm hoping brands like Ford, GM, Toyota, ... take notice. The big names that make a lot of cars don't have a cheap option.

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Post by [deleted] »

mindslight wrote: post #2

Another resounding Trump success! No, not of the kayfabe goals that serve as rallying cries for his dwindling band of cultists. But rather success of the goals of our adversaries who helped put Trump in power and seem to primarily inform his policy. (edit to answer the question below, as throttling has set in: China, obviously)

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Re: Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

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Post by alemanek »

Jeff_Brown wrote: post #17
ortusdux wrote: post #6

"Canada has agreed to allow an annual quota of 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the country at the tariff rate of just 6.1%" https://electricautonomy.ca/data-trackers/ev-sales-data/2025... "Canada recorded 45,366 new zero-emission vehicle registrations in Q3 2025, accounting for 9.4 per cent of all new vehicle registrations in the quarter, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada." "Of the total, 26…

In a country with 42 million inhabitants this doesn't seem like a big change even for canada, let alone for the global economy.

It’s just the beginning is my guess. If BYD or CATL commits to a factory /assembly in Canada I would expect limits to be raised on this as progress is made. Or if this goes well we could see limits raised as China drops Canadian product tariffs further.

Re: Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

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Post by vdupras »

gpm wrote: post #14

Up to 49,000 vehicles. To put that number in context, in 2024 Candians bought 1,918,861 vehicles of which 264,277 where zero-emissions.

Yes, it's a modest step, but my guess is that those BYD cars will sell like hot cakes and demand will go through the roof. By popular demand, the government will have to lift that limit. That's all China needs to destroy american car manufacturing.

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Post by irishcoffee »

Jeff_Brown wrote: post #17
ortusdux wrote: post #6

"Canada has agreed to allow an annual quota of 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the country at the tariff rate of just 6.1%" https://electricautonomy.ca/data-trackers/ev-sales-data/2025... "Canada recorded 45,366 new zero-emission vehicle registrations in Q3 2025, accounting for 9.4 per cent of all new vehicle registrations in the quarter, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada." "Of the total, 26…

In a country with 42 million inhabitants this doesn't seem like a big change even for canada, let alone for the global economy.

Shitty napkin math says china is saving about $1-$1.5B, so I agree, I'm not seeing the needle more here. What _does_ make sense is that this agreement will continue to evolve over time. What _doesn't_ make sense is the 10-40% battery capacity loss because of temperature, for EVs in canada. I think newer EVs manage temperature issues like this better than older models, but I am unfamiliar with chinese EVs so I can't speak to them.
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