Canada: government approves 100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs

At the end of August 2024, the Canadian government announced that it would follow the U.S. by imposing a 100 percent tariff on all-electric vehicles manufactured in China and to other hybrid passenger cars, trucks, buses and delivery vans.

The Canadian government stated that doubling the cost of electric vehicles (EV) from China is necessary to level the playing field for domestic manufacturers, amid suspicions that the Chinese government subsidizes its national EV manufacturers to compete in international markets. While the cheapest Chinese EV sold in Canada costs around CAD 14,600, the most affordable non-Chinese EV currently available in Canada starts at CAD 40,000.

Although EV sales by Chinese companies represent