Canada hits China-made electric cars with 100% tariff
TORONTO (AP) — Canada introduced Monday it's miles launching a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric powered cars, matching U.S. Price lists imposed over what Western governments say are China’s subsidies that give its enterprise an unfair advantage. The assertion came after encouragement by means of U.S. Country wide security consultant Jake Sullivan all through a assembly with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Cabinet ministers Sunday. Sullivan is making his first go to to Beijing on Tuesday. Trudeau stated Canada also will impose a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum. “Actors like China have chosen to offer themselves an unfair benefit in the worldwide market,” he stated. One of the Chinese-made EVs imported into Canada is from Tesla, made on the corporation’s Shanghai factory, even though the U.S. Company ought to keep away from the tariff by using switching to providing Canada from factories in the U.S. Or Germany. Chinese manufacturers aren't but ...