International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said he had a productive meeting with representaties of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Chery, as a number of Chinese automakers look into establishing Canadian operations.
Sidhu met with executives from Chery on June 10 and discussed the automaker’s joint ventures in other countries and explored how similar operations could be expanded in Canada.
He said in a post on social media that this would be done by “leveraging Canadian supply chains and Canadian workers while ensuring Canadians have access to affordable vehicles.” He noted Chery is one of China’s largest EV automakers.
The meeting comes as several Chinese automakers are exploring an expanded Canadian presence after Ottawa signed an agreement with Beijing in January to reduce tariffs on Chinese-branded EVs from 100 percent to 6.1 percent on up to 49,000 vehicles in the first year. The quota is expected to increase annually to 63,000 units by February 2031….