加拿大财长表示，正在考虑采取措施禁止中国生产的汽车软件在车辆中的使用。当被问及加拿大是否打算效仿美国的做法时，她的回答是坚定的，“当然会，绝对会”。她强调：“我们的政府已经明确指出，对于中国的产能过剩和安全威胁非常重视”。
加拿大的总理政府此前已对来自中国的电动车征收了100%关税，并对中国出口的铝和钢加征25%的关税。上个月，财长弗莱德兰还启动了一项针对其他中国商品可能实施高额关税的咨询程序，涉及电池部件、关键矿物等产品。
弗莱德兰基于对公平贸易的考虑，指出中国通过大规模国家补贴过度生产商品，以压低其他国家的产业价格，这构成不正当行为。然而，这些关税是否能在世界贸易组织的法律挑战中幸存下来尚不明朗。中国政府近期宣布将根据世贸组织的规定下调相关关税。
禁止中国制车辆软件被认为是一项更持久的措施，旨在确保加拿大市场不会引入中国产电动汽车。政府官员表示，在实施这一举措前，可能需要新的立法来支持其行动。在接下来的一年内，任何选举都可能导致政权更迭，这为快速引进禁令带来了复杂性。
从政治和产业的角度来看，在加拿大禁止中国软件存在广泛的共识。作为加拿大汽车制造业重要地区，安大略省总理已经呼吁总理特鲁多“与美国盟友保持步调一致”，并全面禁止该软件的使用。
弗拉维奥·沃尔佩，一家名为汽车零部件制造商协会的机构总裁，也在国会中要求立法者确保加拿大与中国汽车行业政策之间的协调，以避免在技术标准和监管方面出现差异。当前情况下，加拿大市场上尚未有大量中国制电动汽车。但至少有一家主要中国汽车生产商表示有兴趣进入加拿大市场。
新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Trudeau Aims to Match Biden on Banning Chinese-Made Car Software
新闻日期：2024-09-24
原文摘要：
Canada is looking at banning Chinese-made software in vehicles toward doing so, Finance Minister said Tuesday. “The short answer is absolutely,” she told reporters when asked whether Canada was considering following the US move. “Our government has made very clear that we take really seriously intentional Chinese overcapacity and we take very seriously the security threat from China.”Prime Minister ’s government has a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, along with 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel. Last month Freeland also launched a consultation on other Chinese goods that could get hit with steep duties, including battery parts and critical minerals.Freeland has justified those tariffs on the basis that China is engaging in unfair trade practices by overproducing goods using massive state subsidies to undercut industries in other countries.But it is unclear whether the tariffs will survive a legal challenge through the World Trade Organization. China recently announced it the levies under WTO provisions that both countries have signed onto.Banning Chinese-made car software would likely be a more permanent measure to keep the country’s electric vehicles from entering the Canadian marketplace, according to government officials who spoke on condition they weren’t named. But Canada is also weighing the security and privacy aspects of the software in deciding how to proceed.The US has said Chinese vehicle software is a national security threat, given the amount of data the connected cars can collect and transmit. For its part, China has said it respects data privacy and the security of its foreign customers and the principles of fair competition.If Canada chooses to ban the software on security grounds, it is possible new legislation would be needed first, one government official said. That would complicate the introduction of a ban given an election could be triggered any time within the next year — an election that could result in a change of government, given Trudeau is in the polls.Read More: Trudeau’s government from its wireless networks due to security concerns around the firm’s connections to the Chinese government. However, that ban addressed Huawei equipment installed into the wireless network itself, not individual Huawei phones, making it an imperfect example to apply to electric vehicles.Alternatively, Canada could use privacy law to put restrictions on Chinese-made software. It has not been decided yet which approach Canada will take on the matter, or how quickly, the official said.There would be widespread political and industry support in Canada for banning the Chinese software. Ontario Premier , whose province holds the lion’s share of Canada’s auto manufacturing, has already called on Trudeau to “stay in lock-step with our American allies” and ban the software.Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, urged lawmakers in Canada’s Parliament on Monday to ensure there is “no daylight” between American and Canadian measures when it comes to Chinese autos.Currently there are few Chinese-made electric vehicles in Canada, aside from vehicles made in a Shanghai factory. But at least one major Chinese auto producer, , to look at entering the Canadian market.
