GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal | Business

TORONTO, Canada, Oct 22, 2025 (BSS/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. GM made a specialized zero-emission delivery van at the Ingersoll plant, used by companies like FedEx for urban deliveries, but the company said demand for the vehicles "developed much slower than expected." "The elimination of tax credits...