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Carney, Trump Heard Talking Chinese EVs on Hot Mic at the G7 Summit
Carney said the cap would limit Chinese EV imports to 49,000 a year at a 6.1% tariff, a deal Trump said he could understand.
- On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched President Donald Trump on Canada's plan to import Chinese electric vehicles during a G7 summit working lunch in Evian-les-Bains, France.
- Canada and China struck a deal in January allowing 49,000 Chinese-made EVs annually at a 6.1% tariff, though President Trump previously warned Canada against becoming a "drop off port" for Chinese vehicles.
- In a hot-microphone moment, Carney told President Trump the imports represent "less than three per cent of our market," and Trump responded, "That's good, I like it."
- Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc later noted the EV discussion was "one of a number of issues" raised, emphasizing there is "nothing new" in the Prime Minister's position regarding the arrangement's time-limited nature.
- Negotiations regarding the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement remain tense as the July 1 renewal deadline approaches, while G7 leaders discuss global security challenges in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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