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New auto tariffs will create a hodgepodge of price increases as automakers sort through their supply chains and vehicle sourcing strategies to minimize the impact, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says.

The acquisition marks the Manitoba-based group's first move out-of-province.

U.S.-made vehicles accounted for 41 per cent of Canadian new-car sales in the first quarter of 2025. Hyundai, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Subaru import 60 per cent or more of the vehicles they sell in Canada from overseas.

The United States has long been Canada’s largest single source of vehicles, while Canada is the U.S. auto industry’s largest export market.

The used-vehicle seller's 110,000 square-foot reconditioning shop in Mississauga will supercharge its capacity to prep vehicles for resale.

Vehicle and parts shipments crossing the U.S.-Canada border face tariffs of up to 25 per cent. But there are exemptions.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the tariffs will hit all vehicles that do not comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement and any non-Canadian content in compliant vehicles.

The move will increase demand for locally built vehicles and keep autoworkers on the job amid the simmering trade war with the United States, he said at a campaign stop in Kingston, Ont.

Bennett Automotive, which also owns two new-vehicle dealerships and a truck rental business in London, Ont., has owned the Windsor Stellantis store for nearly 20 years.

Ontario's Performance Auto Group and B.C.'s Trotman Auto Group added to their portfolios in unrelated acquisitions.