Carney Drafts New Auto Plan to Favor Firms With Canadian Plants

The Canadian government is drafting a new automotive strategy that will give better market access to companies that build vehicles in the country, a move that fires back at the Trump administration’s attempts to get automakers to move factories to the US from Canada.

The plan also opens the door to Chinese companies assembling vehicles in Canada for the first time — but under restrictions that may include using Canadian software and creating joint ventures with domestic firms, according to a government official, speaking on condition of not being identified.

The auto strategy, expected to be unveiled by Industry ...