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New 50% U.S. Tariff Hits Canada, Spares Vehicle Prices

The United States imposes a new 50 per cent tariff on roughly $20 billion of Canadian exports starting August 19, under a proclamation framed aroun...
Trade Policy Tariffs Canadian Automotive

July Auto Sales Rise Again, But Recovery Stays Fragile

Canadian new vehicle sales climbed for a second straight month in July, ending eight months of year-over-year declines. But wholesale values are st...
Auto Sales Canadian Automotive Dealer Inventory

Canadian Dealers Cool on Chinese EV Franchise Plans

Dealer interest in Chinese EV franchises ran hot through the spring of 2026. By late July, launch timelines are slipping toward 2027 and buy-sell b...
Electric Vehicles Canadian Automotive OEM Relations

Unifor, Ford Reach Tentative Deal; Ratification July 17

Unifor and Ford Motor Company of Canada reached a tentative three-year collective agreement on July 11 after bargaining ran past the union's self-i...
Labour Relations Unifor Ford

CUSMA Review Ends Without Deal, Auto Tariffs Persist

Canada, the United States and Mexico completed the first mandatory joint review of CUSMA on July 1 without reaching a renewal agreement, as the U.S...
Trade Policy Tariffs CUSMA

Unifor Begins Ford Bargaining With July 10 Deadline

Unifor opened contract negotiations with Ford Motor Company on June 22 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, setting a July 10 deadline to reach a tentat...
Labour Relations Canadian Automotive Unifor

Quebec Lowers ZEV Targets Again as Trade Pressures Mount

Quebec Environment Minister Pascale Déry announced on June 11 that the province is lowering its ZEV sales mandate targets for the second time in le...
ZEV Policy Electric Vehicles Quebec

Ottawa Sets Four Conditions for Chinese EVs in Canada

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly travelled to China in June to deliver Ottawa's terms to four Chinese EV manufacturers: access beyond Canada's 49,000...
Electric Vehicles Canadian Automotive OEM Relations

Mazda Canada Cuts PHEV Prices to Unlock Federal Rebates

Mazda Canada cut the entry price of its CX-70 PHEV and CX-90 PHEV by approximately $3,750 each on June 2, bringing both models below the $50,000 fi...
Electric Vehicles OEM Policy Canadian Automotive

Honda Ridgeline Production Halted Until 2028

Honda will halt production of the Ridgeline pickup truck starting in Q4 2026 because the current 3.5-litre V6 engine does not meet the emissions st...
Honda Canadian Automotive OEM Policy

Certification Gap Could Block Canada's 2027 Heavy Trucks

Canada's commercial truck dealers took their case to Parliament Hill on May 21, warning that a regulatory paperwork mismatch between the United Sta...
Canadian Automotive Heavy Trucks Regulatory Changes

Canada ZEV Sales Surge to Record 12.2% in March 2026

Statistics Canada's March 2026 data confirms 21,574 zero-emission vehicles sold — a 74.7% year-over-year surge that pushed ZEV market share to a re...
Electric Vehicles EVAP ZEV Policy

Unifor Selects Ford for 2026 Detroit Three Bargaining

Unifor announced this week that contract negotiations with Ford Motor Company will begin June 22, opening the 2026 bargaining cycle that will set t...
Labour Relations Canadian Automotive Unifor

Canada April Sales Down 3.9% as Tariff Pressure Mounts

Canadian new-vehicle sales fell 3.9 per cent year-over-year in April 2026, with approximately 178,000 units sold according to DesRosiers Automotive...
Market Data Canadian Automotive Vehicle Sales

CADA Issues Dealer Guidance on Chinese OEM Contracts

The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association released a special bulletin this week outlining the contract protections dealers must secure before sig...
Canadian Automotive Electric Vehicles OEM Relations

February ZEV Sales Hit 10.2% Share as EVAP Lifts Demand

Statistics Canada data released April 16 confirms zero-emission vehicle sales surged 47.2% year-over-year in February 2026 — the first partial mont...
Electric Vehicles EVAP ZEV Policy

Canadian Auto Sales Down 4.4% in Q1 as Tariffs Bite

Statistics Canada's February 2026 motor vehicle sales release, published April 10, confirms the first-quarter contraction Canadian dealers felt on ...
Market Data Canadian Automotive Tariffs

Canada's EVAP Rebate Launches: What Dealers Must Do

As of April 1, 2026, Canadian dealers selling eligible EVs are the point of application for the federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program — a ...
Electric Vehicles Federal Incentives EVAP