Huge new country joins EU in ‘declaring EV war’ on electric cars from China

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Chinese cars could harm their domestic car industry (Image: Getty) Canada has joined a growing number of countries to have introduced a huge tariff on all new electric cars that are made in China . From October 1, 2024, drivers in Canada will be charged a tariff of 100 percent on all Chinese-made EVs in a bid to discourage prospective buyers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau highlighted that the growth of the Chinese car industry could have an impact on production in his country.

He explained: "We are transforming Canada's automotive sector to be a global leader in building the vehicles of tomorrow, but actors like China have chosen to give themselves an unfair advantage in the global marketplace, compromising the security of our critical industries and displacing dedicated Canadian autos and metal workers. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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