Tesla starts selling Chinese-made Model 3s in Canada at the EV's lowest price ever
Tesla has begun selling Chinese-made Model 3 sedans in Canada at a significantly reduced price, with the entry-level model starting at $39,490 CAD. This marks a sharp decline from the previous $79,990 CAD starting price, driven by changes in Canadian tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. The price drop follows Canada's reduction of tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6.1%, enabling Tesla to resume shipments from its Giga Shanghai factory.
- ▪Tesla's Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive now starts at $39,490 CAD in Canada, nearly half the previous entry-level price.
- ▪Canada reduced tariffs on Chinese-made EVs from 100% to 6.1%, allowing Tesla to resume importing Model 3s from Shanghai.
- ▪The Chinese-made Model 3 is not eligible for Canada's new $5,000 CAD Electric Vehicle Affordability Program incentive.
- ▪Tesla previously shifted to supplying Canadian customers with Model 3s built in Fremont, California, due to earlier Chinese import tariffs.
- ▪The Model 3 Performance variant's price in Canada was also reduced from $89,000 CAD to $74,990 CAD.
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News EVs and Transportation Tesla starts selling Chinese-made Model 3s in Canada at the EV's lowest price ever By Jackson Chen May 2, 2026 1:19 pm EST Tesla Tesla has lowered the bar for electric vehicle affordability in Canada with the latest Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive option. Reintroducing its entry-level sedan in Canada, Tesla's RWD variant for the Model 3 will start at $39,490 CAD, or approximately $29,000. That's nearly half the price of the previous entry-level price point for a Model 3 in Canada, which started at $79,990 CAD, or around $59,000. At the higher end, Tesla also reduced the price of its Model 3 Performance for Canadian customers from $89,000 CAD to $74,990 CAD, or around $55,000.
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