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New federal data confirms headlong plunge in domestic car sales

StatsCanada's New Motor Vehicle Sales identified a 24 per cent drop in late summer sales of North American autos. The report passed without comment on Parliament Hill.

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BY TOM KORSKI
October 19, 2009

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Industry rep calls on Ottawa to boost subsidies for EVs, as high prices put them out of reach for many consumers

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Widespread adoption of electric vehicles is part of the government’s plan to reach net-zero. But the industry needs help to hit Ottawa’s ‘aggressive sales targets,’ says a spokesperson for the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association.

Industry rep calls on Ottawa to boost subsidies for EVs, as high prices put them out of reach for many consumers

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Widespread adoption of electric vehicles is part of the government’s plan to reach net-zero. But the industry needs help to hit Ottawa’s ‘aggressive sales targets,’ says a spokesperson for the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association.

Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future

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A strategy that just focuses on bigger incentives without also increasing taxes on polluting cars would cause Canada to significantly miss its ZEV sales targets, and would cost $54-billion.

Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future

OpinionBY NATE WALLACE

A strategy that just focuses on bigger incentives without also increasing taxes on polluting cars would cause Canada to significantly miss its ZEV sales targets, and would cost $54-billion.