Automakers

Industry looks to Ottawa’s March 28 budget to solve IRA incentives imbalance

Justin Trudeau at Stellantis Windsor
The federal government has vowed a response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act in its March 28 budget. (GRACE MACALUSO)
March 21, 2023 09:51 PM

Canada’s auto industry has lost out on at least two large deals to the tax incentives provided under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for battery-cell and component makers. The federal government has vowed a response in its March 28 budget, but any critical misstep could automatically send more investments to the United States.

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