Canadians warm up to Chinese EVs

A year of punitive tariffs from President Donald Trump Ð and frequent
threats of more to come Ð are driving Canadians to buy Chinese
instead of U.S. electric vehicles

Impact of Chinese origin on likelihood to purchase electric vehicle*
More likely
Less likely
No impact on likelihood
Unsure

2024
2025
2026

9%
61%
25%
12%
41%
44%
15%
28%
53%

Jan 16: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
(left) announces trade deal with China, slashing
tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) from
over 100% to about 6%. In return, China says
it will roll back duties on Canadian food

Agreement allows annual quota of 49,000
Chinese-made EVs into Canada, aiming to
provide more affordable options Ð priced
at C$35,000 ($25,700) or less Ð and resolve
previous trade disputes

*Nanos poll of 1,009 Canadians conducted online and by phone from Jan 31 to Feb 4.
Margin of error ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20

Source: Bloomberg
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