The U.S. Europe and now Canada worked to keep Chinese companies from dominating

sales of electric cars. I'm David Brancaccio in New York. Canada has just

joined the U.S. and the EU by announcing sweeping tariffs on

electric cars made in China. This comes during a crucial week of diplomacy between China

and the US. Here's Marketplace's Nova Safo.

Canada is imposing a 100% in the US, here's Marketplace's Nova Safo.

Canada is imposing a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, along with other duties, and Canada's

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized that the decision was in alignment with other Western countries, which

say Chinese government subsidies have led to EV overproduction.

They claim China is dumping cheap product elsewhere.

The moves by the US,S. EU and now Canada are aimed at

protecting their own nascent AV industries. But the U.S. has delayed implementation of its

proposed tariffs while reviewing requests by some manufacturers

that the duties be lower or include more exceptions. A final decision is expected

this week. Meanwhile, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan starts talks today

in Beijing over a wide-ranging set of issues, and trade relations are likely to rank high among

them.

I'm Novasavo for Marketplace. A federal judge in Oregon

will continue hearing arguments about whether to pause efforts to merge the

grocery chains Albertsons and Kroger, the nearly 25 billion dollar deal would the Fred Meyer, Food for Less, Dylons, Ralphs, and more.

The Federal Trade Commission believes prices could go up and consumers might lose.

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Ginsor reports.

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