Saskaņā ar to Bloomberg, Kanāda Ministrs of Trade Mary Ng ir paziņojis ka Kanāda is pētījums vai it vajag palielināt tarifus on electric cars imported from China, following the announcement of significant new tarifs on Chinese-made electric cars by the White House.
Ng, speaking during a phone interview while attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru, said, "We are looking very closely at this issue, and we have had open conversations with our American partners."
The Biden administration announced new tarifs on China last week, primarily targeting electric cars, semiconductors, solar panels, and other products. The new tariffs on electric cars manufactured in China by the United States will take effect this year.
Pašlaik, Kanāda uzliek mazus tarifus par par 6% on ķīniešu cars. Kad jautāja vai Kanāda sekotu the United States in adjustmenting tariffs on China, Ng repeatd that the canadian government is in communication with U.S. officials about this policy, stating, "We are uzmanīgi apsverot šo jautājumu."
Ng uzsvērts ka Kanāda's focus is on domestic production of electric cars. She atzīmēja ka the government led by Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau has signed agreements with autoražotāji such as Honda and Volkswagen to produce electric cars, baterijas, or components in Ontario, Canada's most populous province.
Lai gan Ķīnā ražoti automašīnas ir a ļoti mazi daļa in kanādietis auto tirgus, the daudzums of cars exported from Tesla's Shanghai factory to the country ir ievērojami palielinājies nesen.
Pēc tam Tesla sākās eksportēšana the Model Y from China, the number of cars ierodoties at Vankūvera ports no Ķīna palielinājās vairāk nekā pieckārtīgi in 2023, sasniedzot aptuveni 44,400 transportlīdzekļi.
