https://insideevs.com/news/786817/canada-china-joint-venture-export/
Canada doesn’t just want to let in Chinese imports. It wants to work with Chinese car companies to export EVs all over the world.
That’s right—not importing them, but actually building them on Canadian soil with Canadian suppliers, then exporting them to the rest of the world.
The minister argued that a co-created EV could still be competitive globally despite the higher labor costs of building in Canada compared to China. She pointed to Honda Motor Co., which builds its affordably priced Civic car in Ontario, as an example. “We can find a way to square the circle,” she said.