Could Canada use Chinese electric vehicle firms to reboot its auto manufacturing?

Following a January deal on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) makers’ imports into Canada, there was a rush to buy Polestar EVs at an Oakville showroom in Canada’s Ontario province. But potential buyers say there are now too few Chinese EVs in the Canadian market. During Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing earlier this year, Canada agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese EV imports annually at a 6.1 per cent tariff rate. But potential Canadian buyers are now gauging how long it will take the...