With U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports now firmly in place - as well as some counter-tariffs by the Canadian government - CKDM News Now continues to talk to local businesses about how those tariffs will impact them.
Today we talk with Dean Cooley, the owner/operator of Dean Colley GM.
He says vehicle buyers will not see any difference right now as all of the vehicles in their lot are tariff-free.
As for the future, there is a lot of uncertainty.
"Right now, the tariffs are for vehicles produced in Canada and exported to the United States. So that does not affect us either. However, later in the month, potentially the Canadian government is going to impose reciprocal tariffs, and that may be on the auto industry. We are not sure about that as they have not announced that yet so we do not know."
"All of the manufacturers and parts supply people are all talking to the U-S government about why this is something that will hurt both their side and our side. With the flow of parts and vehicles back and forth, it is imperative that we have a free trade agreement."
Cooley added that a number of manufacturing jobs in Ontario could be impacted if the tariffs impact the flow of auto parts from both sides of the border.
He says the best advice for now is to be patient and to let this situation settle out.
