Transportation

Canada to Stall Electric Vehicle Rules as Carney Seeks to Boost Auto Sector

An electric vehicle at a charging station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg

Canada is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles by 2026, a concession to manufacturers in a sector that has been upended by tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will make the announcement Friday as one of a series of measures to help companies in the industries most affected by US President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition they not be identified.