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The past week has seen a number of Canadian electric vehicle (EV) advocates making overly optimistic predictions about the impact that the recently announced import quota on Chinese EVs will…
A C.D. Howe Institute E-Brief on Canada’s Auto Strategy
The Impact of USMCA’s regional content rules on Canada’s auto industry There is a narrative making the rounds in Ottawa that USMCA was a great deal negotiated during the first…
Trump administration policies designed to protect US industry may renew supply chain chaos During the USMCA negotiations, American negotiators pressured Canada to raise the tariff exemption on individual low cost…
Without Trade Promotion Authority the President Can Only Raise Tariffs Hiding in plain sight in the fuss and furor over President Trump’s plan to announce “reciprocal” tariffs on April 2…
Some stray thoughts from the front line of the trade war Timing is everything The 2024 sales numbers for North America are in and they revealed more of the same…
Have you gone nose-blind? From a North American auto industry standpoint we have become increasingly used to vehicles being built here and traded “freely” between the North American partners. Yes,…
At least one industry is set to soar in the Trump era. Tariff engineering is a necessary component of any decision about where to manufacture a good. The availability of…
Every good stick deserves a carrot. In a previous blog post I wrote about my view that Canada and the US should abandon content rules of origin in a future,…
How can the auto industry find a silver lining in a dark cloud? Auto sales in Canada reached an estimated 1.86 million vehicles in 2024 according to Desrosiers Automotive Consultants…
In a career spanning politics, association management and senior leadership roles in the Canadian auto industry I have come to believe that nothing is ever as it seems. For better or worse, I will share those insights here.
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