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Mazda to ‘pause’ production of CX-50 for Canada amid tariff spat
Summary
The Japanese automaker will halt production of CX-50 sport utility vehicles destined for Canada at its Alabama plant effective May 12. Production of the CX-50 for markets outside of Canada will continue. The move was reported earlier by Nikkei.
In the midst of negotiations between the US and Japan for reciprocal tariffs, Mazda announced that it will suspend the export to Canada of a model that manufactures on U.S. soil, as a temporary countermeasure to the tariffs of President Donald Trump, a spokesman said on Friday, April 18. Mazda, a Japanese car manufacturer, will stop the production of CX-50 sports utility vehicles destined for Canada at its Alabama plant as of May 12. CX-50 produ…