{"id":135172,"date":"2026-03-25T15:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/901708810"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:49:49","slug":"canadian-auto-production-fell-in-2025-as-tariffs-and-other-uncertainty-took-a-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/canadian-auto-production-fell-in-2025-as-tariffs-and-other-uncertainty-took-a-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian auto production fell in 2025 as tariffs and other uncertainty took a bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">The next few months will be crucial as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement is up for review<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Mar 25, 2026<\/span> &nbsp;\u2022&nbsp; <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0326-bc-autos-.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=lbKij5uEFz1xjurwed0AQg&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"An employee carries a General Motors Co. 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class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async>The next few months will be crucial, they said, as the <a data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/cusma\/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/cusma\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)<\/a> is up for review and <a data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;U.S. President Donald Trump&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> must signal by July whether his country intends to withdraw from the agreement, as he has at times hinted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a pivotal year and the next few months are really going to dictate what our sector could look like,\u201d said Brian Kingston, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers\u2019 Association, a lobby group representing U.S.-based automakers.<\/p>\n<p>Vehicles that comply with CUSMA are exempt from the U.S.\u2019s 25 per cent tariffs, but not all vehicles were certified as exempt and the policy caused logistical challenges for automakers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6334303038894868159579428281647104\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>At least three U.S.-owned assembly plants in Canada are currently not producing vehicles. Kingston said what happens next may hinge on what happens in trade negotiations and whether the U.S. insists upon putting tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles, thereby cutting off the main export market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t make a major investment in Canada without clarity on the trade situation and the tariffs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-async>Among the three U.S.-based automakers, <a data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Stellantis NV&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/stellantis-nv\/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/stellantis-nv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stellantis NV<\/a> produced 161,000 vehicles, or about 13 per cent of the total, <a data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;General Motors Co.&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/general-motors-co\/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/general-motors-co\/\" target=\"_blank\">General Motors Co.<\/a> produced 136,000 and <a data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Ford Motor Co.,&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/ford-motor-co\/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/ford-motor-co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ford Motor Co.,<\/a> which is in the process of retooling its only assembly plant and is expected to resume production later this year, produced 249 vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Japanese-based automakers accounted for the vast majority of production in Canada. Toyota Motor Corp. produced 537,518 and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. produced 400,585 vehicles, together accounting for 76 per cent of all vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2832648980810383844932812550438912\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>But David Adams, president of the Global Automakers of Canada, which represents Honda, Toyota and other automakers, said the U.S. tariffs formed the main obstacle to auto production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew it was going to be lower just because of the challenges to get vehicles across the border into the U.S.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, production in Canada has dramatically declined in the past decade. Canadian automakers produced around or more than two million vehicles per year between 2016 and 2019, but that dropped below 1.5 million vehicles in 2020 as the pandemic affected production.<\/p>\n<p>A semiconductor shortage and other supply chain problems caused further declines in the following years. Production appeared to rebound in 2023, but fell in 2024 and again last year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9366170869548102383955523481370624\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>During that period, GM switched to producing an electric delivery van, known as the BrightDrop, at its plant in Ingersoll, Ont., that never reached anticipated sales levels and was cancelled last year. GM also slashed a third shift at its Oshawa, Ont., plant, which produces popular pickup trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Stellantis last year halted a multibillion-dollar retrofit of an assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., which is still idled. It added a third shift at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., in recent months, which slightly boosted production.<\/p>\n<p>Ford barely produced vehicles in Canada in 2025 because it is retrofitting its Oakville, Ont., assembly plant to produce super-duty pickup trucks. Production is expected to resume later this year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_6\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8489525617694142951771944981102592\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 6<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Overall, DesRosiers characterized the Canadian auto sector as facing a long-term structural decline. 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https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1206-bc-stellantis.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=m5WCUvzYZwgvREOpyo7BFg&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"This photograph shows Stellantis' logo displayed on the premises of the multinational car manufacturer's plant in Poissy, west of Paris, on Sept. 23, 2025. \" data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1206-bc-stellantis.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=m5WCUvzYZwgvREOpyo7BFg&ssl=1\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1206-bc-stellantis.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=kbp0DgDV7ZITckff_8daSA\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\">\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Canada sends Stellantis default notice<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;data_source&quot;: &quot;data_source&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;widget_title&quot;: &quot;widget_title&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;target_article_title&quot;: &quot;target_article_title&quot;, &quot;target_article_id&quot;: &quot;target_article_id&quot;, &quot;target_article_position&quot;: &quot;target_article_position&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;widget-list&quot;, &quot;data_source&quot;: 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"\u201cWe\u2019re educating the administration, we\u2019re educating the Chinese leadership about how important these jobs in the Midwest are that are dependent\u201d on the supply of rare earth magnets, Farley said.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qn4CpSw5FX__yC0LwdQt4g&ssl=1\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0614-mg-farley.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=bzFDCV1ikCka9GX2UO1fbg\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\">\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Ford CEO says rare earth supply is \u2018day to day\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next title=\"next\" type=\"button\"><\/button><\/section>\n<p data-async>Earlier this year, <a data-evt-val=\"{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: 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