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news Cbc World 2026-06-15

Chinese automakers eye Canada amid domestic market slowdown

As demand cools in China, domestic EV automakers are increasingly prioritizing international markets like Canada to maintain high production levels.


<img alt="Cars on a production line in a factory." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d6980d53-68c7-42f1-8ee8-55814b715d56,1781034917112/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C200%2C3840%2C2160%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="EVs on the production line at the Zeekr factory in Cixi, China." width="620" /><p>As China’s powerhouse EV industry continues to dominate the globe, data shows demand is slowing domestically due to a reduction in government subsidies and a sluggish economy. This...

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