Canada Allows Chinese EVs, Don’t Call it an EV Slowdown, GPT Ads are Here

Canada Allows Chinese EVs, Don’t Call it an EV Slowdown, GPT Ads are Here

Author: More Than Cars Media Network January 19, 2026 Duration: 12:17
Shoot us a Text. Episode #1247: Canada slashes EV tariffs in a controversial China deal, OpenAI kicks off its ad-supported ChatGPT Go plan, and Recurrent CEO Scott Case calls out the real EV story: a booming used market dealers can’t afford to miss. Show Notes with links: In a surprise move, Canada struck a deal with China to allow 49,000 Chinese-made EVs into the country annually at a dramatically lower tariff—down from 106% to just 6.1%—in exchange for agricultural trade concessions...

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