Canada to Consider Blocking Factories in Pushback on Chinese EVs

(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has published options it will consider for deterring Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) from accessing the Canadian market, including putting tariffs on imported cars and blocking Chinese investment in new Canadian factories.

Trudeau’s government appears to only be considering tariffs on finished vehicles, based on the document released Tuesday. The list of items that could see tariffs doesn’t include batteries or battery components, for example.