Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets

Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from CBC News: Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles. The move is part of a series of measures the government announced Friday to help the sectors most affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The EV mandate will be paused as the government conducts a 60-day review of the policy, and will be waived for 2026 models. Sources told CBC News that the review will look at the entire mandate and next steps.

'We have an auto sector which, because of the massive change in U.S. policy, is under extreme pressure. We recognize that,' Carney said at a news conference in Mississauga, Ont. 'They've got enough on their plate right now. So we're taking that off.' The government is using the review as part of broader look at all the government's climate measures, he added.

Brian Kingston, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, called it 'an important first step.' 'The EV mandate imposes unsustainable costs on auto manufacturers, putting at risk Canadian jobs and investment in this critical sector of the economy,' he said in a statement. 'A full repeal of the regulation is the most effective way to provide immediate relief to the industry and keep it competitive.'

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