• DonkMagnum@lemy.lol
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    1 day ago

    It’s not just US auto plants, we have a sizable auto parts manufacturing sector that employs a lot of Canadians. Then there are all the indirect jobs and the raw materials (steel, aluminum etc).

    Any Chinese manufacturer who wants to sell EVs here needs to be pitching a plan to manufacture here.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      16 hours ago

      we have a sizable auto parts manufacturing sector that employs a lot of Canadians.

      and sucks billions in subsidies and general graft. If the US wants to cut us off, there is no business plan to keep subsidizing the auto sector. Australia concluded this years ago.