Surprised this number wasn't higher given the tariff situation https://t.co/Ybh5xQKv9I
— Eric @ Drive Protected ™ (@Drive_Protected) January 14, 2026
Elon promised a revolution. Canadians found a discount.
China 🇨🇳 🤝 Canada 🇨🇦 TRADE DEAL
– The bilateral trade deal where Canada reduces its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to zero, in exchange for China lowering duties on Canadian agricultural products like canola and pork.
– This agreement marks a divergence from U.S.… pic.twitter.com/KX2dv4uwsp
— UremO 👑 (@UremO_24) January 16, 2026
Tesla’s once-dominant position in Canada took a dramatic hit in 2025, as a perfect storm of policy changes, trade tensions, and market shifts sent sales tumbling to their lowest level in years.
New registration data compiled from multiple industry sources shows Tesla delivered between 18,300 and 20,000 vehicles in Canada for the full year, down significantly from the roughly 55,000 units in 2024.
That works out to a 63–67% year-over-year decline, making Canada one of Tesla’s weakest major markets globally in 2025.
The damage was most severe in the first half of the year. Registrations between January and June came in at just 9,000 vehicles, down from more than 26,000 in the same period in 2024. Quebec was hit especially hard after the province paused its EV rebate program at the end of 2024 for several months, causing Tesla sales in the province to plunge nearly 85% in Q1 alone.
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, an auto industry data firm, confirmed that Tesla’s Canadian sales fell by more than 60%, but also noted a partial recovery later in the year. That rebound came after Tesla began importing Model Y vehicles from Giga Berlin, which allowed the company to avoid U.S.-related tariffs that were applied to American-built vehicles entering Canada.
https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-sales-in-canada-fell-more-than-60-in-2025/