Canada’s government is working to land a Chinese-Canadian auto plant that will export electric vehicles globally, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said.

Canadian auto parts firms such as Magna International Inc., Linamar Corp. and Martinrea International Inc. could participate in a joint-venture assembly plant in Canada with Chinese EV companies.

“We believe that these great Canadian champions can partner with Chinese EV companies to make a Canadian-Chinese car to export it around the world,” Joly said in an interview with Bloomberg News on Friday.

“We can find a way to have software in the car that will address the security concerns,” she said. “We think we’re able to have labor standards that are in conformity with what we accept and expect in Canada, and that there can be local supply chains in Canada that are created out of these investments

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[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca -2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

They're just going to be staffed by Chinese, the CCP do this consistently so I don't understand the comment on here getting hopefully they won't do it again...

[–] DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

They will still be operating under Canadian labor laws.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

They’re just going to be staffed by Chinese

BYD in NewMarket is not staffed by Chinese. Nor is BYD in Lancaster, CA.

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 0 points 15 hours ago

No? Hmm maybe we were able to get our workers doing the work then..

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That's obviously not what the Canadian negotiators will want.

A major point of manufacturing here is to have jobs for the local population. (And, yes, another major point is to have supply to that manufacturing also come from our economy).

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter if it's what you want if that was part of negotiation. We stop fighting with china and we get to sell our agricultural and raw resorces to the world's factory while they get to push their EV dependencey on to the world's poor.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

while they get to push their EV dependencey on to the world’s poor.

US automakers made it very clear they have no interest in selling low cost cars any more.

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 0 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

You realize their are other car manufacturers then in the US.