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China’s EV Exports to Canada Soar as Tesla Starts to Deliver

Tesla vehicles awaiting transport in Shanghai.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s shipments of electric vehicles to Canada soared in May, as Tesla Inc. started to deliver its Shanghai-produced models to the country for the first time.

Car manufacturers in China exported a record $250 million of EVs, or 6,214 units, to Canada in May, up from only 88 units in the same period last year, according to the latest Chinese customs data.