Canada considers blocking factories to counter Chinese electric vehicles

(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has released options it will consider to deter Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) from entering the Canadian market, including imposing tariffs on imported cars and blocking Chinese investment in new Canadian factories.

The Trudeau government appears to only be considering tariffs on finished vehicles, according to the document released Tuesday. The list of items likely to be hit with tariffs does not include batteries or battery components, for example.