Photo: AP
On July 2, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with top car company leaders to talk about big problems caused by new U.S. tariffs. These tariffs are like extra taxes on cars that Canada sells to the United States.
Most cars made in Canada are sold to the U.S. But President Donald Trump wants more cars to be made in America. In April, the U.S. started charging a 25% tax on cars imported from other countries. There is a rule that cars made in Mexico and Canada with U.S. parts have to pay a smaller tax, but it still affects Canadian companies badly.
Because of these new taxes, Canada’s exports of cars and small trucks dropped by 23% in April. New trade numbers for May will come out on July 3.
Big car companies like General Motors, Stellantis, Honda, and Toyota all build cars in Canada. Ford also owns a factory near Toronto, but it is not working right now. General Motors and Stellantis have also cut down shifts at their Ontario factories since the taxes started.
In the meeting, Prime Minister Carney spoke with the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, which includes GM, Stellantis, and Ford. They talked about their plans to make a trade deal with the U.S. by July 21.
Carney said the government’s main goal is to get the best deal to protect Canadian workers and car companies. Last year, Canada sent about 1.1 million cars and small trucks to the U.S. But Canada also buys more American-made cars than any other country.
Flavio Volpe, who is president of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, told the CBC that if the U.S. keeps pressing Canada with these tariffs, Canada will need to act quickly.
The Canadian government believes these taxes break the trade deal signed earlier, called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Lana Payne, who leads the Unifor union that represents many Canadian autoworkers, said the government must focus on removing these taxes completely to protect the future of Canada’s car industry.
“We will not accept any auto tariffs at all,” she said.
Quebec’s iconic Winter Carnival expects record crowds this year as more Canadians travel domesticall
China’s highest court has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, signa
A Calgary man says his home has been repeatedly targeted in four attacks over six days, leaving him
Mexican authorities have found bodies and remains in Sinaloa during the search for 10 missing employ
