Honda said its plan to build an EV supply chain in Alliston, Ont. — which was first announced in April 2024 — would be paused for about two years, due to uncertainty caused by tariffs.

Among the major government-backed EV-making investments announced in the past few years, Honda’s stands to be both the biggest and the best value from a Canadian perspective

Honda Motor ( NYSE: HMC) announced on Tuesday a two-year postponement of its ambitious $15 billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario. The Japanese automaker pointed to a slowdown in global EV demand and mounting economic uncertainty linked to new U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles.