He also has said the initial cap on Chinese EV imports was about 3% of the 1.8 million vehicles sold in Canada annually and that, in exchange, China is expected to begin investing in the Canadian auto industry within three years. Trump posted a video Sunday in which the chief executive of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association warns there will be no Canadian auto industry without U.S. access, while noting the Canadian market alone is too small to justify large scale manufacturing from China. Trump's post on Saturday said that if Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a 'Drop Off Port' for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken."
Author: Rob Gillies, Associated Press
Published at: 2026-01-25 21:44:23
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