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Chinese-Made Teslas Pour Into Canada as Biden Erects US Tariff Wall
- Low tariffs, incentive programs give rise to more EV imports
- Auto parts group wants Trudeau to follow White House lead
The Biden administration is quadrupling US tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China. But Chinese-made cars are still finding their way into a receptive North American market — just to the north.
Canada is seeing a surge of imports of Chinese-made EVs, particularly Tesla Inc. models made in Shanghai. The number of cars arriving from China at the port of Vancouver rose more than fivefold last year, to 44,400, after Elon Musk’s automaker started shipping Model Y vehicles made there.