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GM Cuts EV Production In Canada, Cites Trump Backpedal

General Motors is ending production of electric vehicles at one of its plants in Canada (Credit: AFP)

General Motors said Tuesday it was ending production of an electric vehicle at a plant in Canada, a further blow to the country's auto sector tied to President Donald Trump's opposition to EVs.

Canada's auto industry has been battered by Trump's global tariffs on foreign-made vehicles, but GM's decision to stop production of an EV van in Ingersoll -- about 160 kilometers (99 miles) west of Toronto -- was not directly linked to the trade war.

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