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ANC Podcast: March 27, 2024 | The week’s top stories, and Flavio Volpe breaks down Trump’s tariffs

More bad news for Tesla in Canada; Quebec brings back EV rebates; and the Vancouver International Auto Show saw record attendance. Plus, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio Volpe talks about U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs, explains how they will affect Canada, and looks ahead at what might come next.

ANC Podcast: March 27, 2024 | The week’s top stories, and Flavio Volpe breaks down Trump’s tariffs

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Trump keeps Canadian auto in tariff crosshairs, despite announcing no other duties

While Canada escaped further tariffs, its auto industry continues to face 25-per-cent tariffs on new vehicles and auto parts shipped to the United States.

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Ontario's Performance Auto Group and B.C.'s Trotman Auto Group added to their portfolios in unrelated acquisitions.

April 02, 2025 02:36 PM
Unifor-UAW rift over tariffs not a priority for union president Lana Payne

Unifor President Lana Payne says she hasn’t spoken to UAW President Shawn Fain about the “devastating” impact auto tariffs could have on Canada’s auto industry.

April 02, 2025 01:33 PM
Detroit 3 keen to keep Canadian plants humming, but tariffs inject uncertainty

Tariffs will raise costs while softening vehicle demand, creating fallout at assembly plants across North America, according to the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.

April 01, 2025 06:17 PM
Vancouver auto show boss on Tesla’s removal and whether it’s welcome back

After rebuffing opportunities to withdraw, Tesla had its full lineup of vehicles set up at the Vancouver Convention Centre when organizers plugged the plug.

April 01, 2025 11:32 AM
GM’s ‘woefully underutilized’ CAMI plant ideal spot for joint GM-Hyundai vans, analyst says

GM and Hyundai talks centred on co-development and production of certain vehicles, including commercial vans, began last fall. Nothing has been finalized.

March 31, 2025 01:22 PM
Canadian Tesla protests part of ‘day of action’ amid fractured U.S. relationship

Protests were held in Canadian cities such as Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Halifax.

March 31, 2025 12:49 PM
No sign Trump will honor U.S. auto tariff protections won by Canada, Mexico in 2018

Canada and Mexico won protections against potential new U.S. auto tariffs in 2018 as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, but there is no evidence that President Donald Trump will honor them.

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By:
David Lawder, David Shepardson, Reuters
March 30, 2025 02:11 PM
Top 5 Canadian auto stories this week: Trump auto tariffs; Tesla payments frozen; more

Here's a rundown of the top five Canadian auto stories of the week of March 24, as determined by Automotive News Canada reader interest. 

March 28, 2025 07:45 PM
Auto industry begins scramble to mitigate tariff disruptions

Cracks could soon begin to show as tariffs pile up on manufacturing supply chains, experts warn. The latest salvo in an emerging trade war is a 25 percent import duty levied by the U.S. on all foreign vehicles effective April 2.

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By:
Kurt Nagl, Crains Detroit Business
March 28, 2025 11:26 AM
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