Tag: auto tariffs
Silver Lining: Honda’s EV Retreat Proves Trump’s Bully Pulpit Has Become Irrelevant
It feels like everyone in the EV space already wrote their hot takes on Honda’s massive $15.8 billion EV retreat when the news first broke, and then promptly moved on to the next news cycle. But after sitting with the announcement for the last week and a half, I realized … [continued]
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CUPRA Tavascan EV Exempted from EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs
The European Union’s policies and rationale slapping tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) may be a bit better than the USA’s, but they are also quite dubious. One interesting thing the EU is doing now is allowing exemptions for EVs produced in China for European brands. Why should they get exemptions? … [continued]
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Canada & South Korea Discuss Trade Deal As BYD Eyes India
Canada and South Korea are working toward a new trade deal that would bring more auto manufacturing to that country.
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Opening Up EV Trade in Canada, Leaving USA Behind
Steve Hanley, Larry Evans, and I sat down to talk about the biggest EV story of the year so far. That’s Canada opening up to EV trade with China. This is part of a larger trend of more and more countries of the world looking to China for tech leadership … [continued]
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Canada’s New Trade Agreement Has Far Reaching EV Implications
As Steve recently wrote, Canada announced a trade deal with China that will allow a quota of 49,000 EVs at a tariff rate of 6.1%, raising to 70,000 vehicles over five years. This is big news. While the quota volume might look small compared to the Chinese market, it makes … [continued]
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