With Ottawa eager to protect domestic automotive manufacturing, Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Beijing to talk battery supply chains and factory investment with Xi Jinping.
The geopolitical arithmetic of the global automotive transition has reached a delicate inflection point.
Carney was quick to temper expectations ahead of the trip, downplaying any immediate prospect of Chinese-branded vehicles rolling directly off Canadian assembly lines in the near…
The motivation behind the outreach is straightforward. In 2026, Chinese manufacturers—anchored by titans like BYD, Chery, NIO, XPeng, and Zeekr—continue to pull ahead of legacy…
With Ottawa eager to protect domestic automotive manufacturing, Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Beijing to talk battery supply chains and factory investment with Xi Jinping.