Summary
Donald Trump warned he may impose tariffs of 50 to 100% on Canadian-made cars, claiming Canada “stole” the U.S. auto industry.
The U.S. and Canada have had a deeply integrated automotive sector since the 1965 Auto Pact, later reinforced by NAFTA and CUSMA.
Trump also enacted 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum to protect U.S. industries.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to push back, with Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc traveling to Washington to meet Trump’s commerce pick and argue against the tariffs.
He is clearly doing this to put pressure on the American automakers who absorbed the Canadian industry to make the huge expenses of rearranging their supply chains to no longer involve the Canadian part. No one will win from this.
Canadians already have a chip on their shoulder about most of their industries having been gradually absorbed by their bigger US counterparts over the decades, leaving them now with only few industries of their own. After having absorbed and exploited it, he wants to destroy it.
Claiming that they “stole” the industry is adding insult to injury. If Trump ever visits Canada he will be met by an angry lynch mob.
As usual, he has decided to implement a tariff without giving American businesses an alternative. Which hurts American businesses the most.
That’s the thing: It’s all bluff. The main goal is to scare away investments in the Canadian part of the industry by creating unpredictability. He’s trying to sabotage our economy. Even if he doesn’t actually follow through with it or doesn’t keep them on for very long the effect will be very real. What a fucking ally he is…
I just hope that industries catch on to this and start ignoring him.
It’s not bluff when he actually does it. He did it last time, he just backed down afterward. But it wasn’t like there was zero damage. And he hasn’t backed down on other tariffs yet.
use that syrup to tar and feather the shit orange trashbag
This is because of Elon.
Fuck it idc put 200% on Teslas and give us access to cheap Chinese vehicles.
Does this dude understand how tariffs work?
He does not.
He knows how everything works. Better than anybody. Lots of people are saying it. Very smart.
Well that settles it. I’m not buying one of those Canadian car brands now.
You won’t catch me dead driving a L’Automobile Candienne Maple Leaf SUV!
They run on maple syrup though, which means they’re eco friendly.
Maple syrup is about 10$ / litre
I did of course mean ecologically friendly and not economically friendly.
That said - less than ten times the price to help the environment and of course make the country smell like a pancake breakfast? Sign me up!
Please do it. The most impacted will be the business owners, companies, and country folk that grind through cars the quickest. I have to drive, but I’m set up to go a very long time before I need a “new” car.
Well, it’s a good thing I live where public transportation and even just straight up walking is not only viable but actually preferable!
Shame the rest of the country was too busy crying about “freedom” and is about to get rat-fucked as their only viable mode of transportation(as it stands because they have not invested in good cities and towns) more than doubles in price! And oooooh how it will be nice to see the stupid overly large, and overly expensive, crossovers, SUVs, and trucks be the ones to get hit the hardest.
I wonder which country will be fucked harder.
