“This action follows the automakers’ unacceptable decision to scale back their manufacturing presences in Canada, directly breaching their commitments to the country and Canadian workers,” the government said in a late-night media release.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    18 hours ago

    Canada has about 1.8 million new vehicle sales per year. It’s not impossible to serve a market that small, but a lot of profits in the auto industry are due to their ability to scale.

    A market of only 5000 cars a day?!? That’s peanuts.

    Is … is that your point? That 5000 cars A DAY is somehow small?