The Tarriff Hype.

[Tecumsehsbones]

The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message during an ongoing trade dispute with Beijing.

CHARLEBOIS: Dear Ottawa, you can’t eat an electric vehicle — Toronto Sun

China has signalled it would drop canola tariffs if Canada were to lift EV tariffs in return

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Hmmmm…I wonder what the head of Canada’s automotive parts industry’s opinion of the tariff on Western Canadian producers of Canola is? About the same as the Ontario Premier’s opinion that it’s only good as a bargaining chip to protect Ontario’s automotive industry? Even the fledgeling almost nonexistent EV version of it?

Who cares? I'm not particularly interested in your views on quantum physics or medieval French poetry, though I'd listen respectfully and with interest to your informed views on the transportation industry. What does the "head" of Canada's automotive parts industry know about Canola? Hell, if he did address it, he'd just be blasted for talking about a subject he has neither interest nor knowledge in.

 

[petros]

Who cares? I'm not particularly interested in your views on quantum physics or medieval French poetry, though I'd listen respectfully and with interest to your informed views on the transportation industry. What does the "head" of Canada's automotive parts industry know about Canola? Hell, if he did address it, he'd just be blasted for talking about a subject he has neither interest nor knowledge in.

Maybe need to have joint session with the head of Canada's tractor and ag-equipment parts industry?

 

[Ron in Regina]

On Wednesday, the bustling opening day of the autumn edition of southern China's Canton Fair in Guangzhou - the world's largest trade show - all 15 companies Reuters spoke with said they had seen no U.S. buyers. Most noted an uptick in attendees from Brazil, Southeast Asia and Europe. All said they were prioritising market diversification.

In Beijing, Anand signals warming relationship with China — The Globe and Mail

After meeting with Canada’s top diplomat, China says it’s aiming for ‘new starting point’ in relations

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Carney won’t say whether Canada will drop Chinese EV tariffs — CTV News

Following assurances from China’s ambassador to Canada that China would drop its tariffs on Canadian canola products if Canada scraps its levies on electric vehicles, Prime Minister Mark Carney won’t say whether that’s a move he’s ready to make.

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"The situation's too unstable. (Trump's) like a child - crying one minute, laughing the next. You can't play along with that," said Cherry Yuan, overseas sales manager at Foshan Greenyellow Electric Technology, a maker of mosquito trapping equipment.

Cai Jing, who runs a travel mug company started by her mother and uncle in 1998 that recently started making personal blenders, said export manufacturers have little choice.

It hasn't been the decision of Chinese exporters to abandon the U.S. market, Cai said.

"Sales to the U.S. have dropped a lot, by around half. It's not that we’re giving up on the U.S. market. It's that U.S. buyers gave up on us."

Tariff rollercoaster prompts Chinese exporters to 'give up' on US — Reuters

Amid the chaos of erratic U.S. tariff announcements, Chinese exporters making everything from kitchen appliances to Halloween decorations have responded by selling more goods to buyers in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

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