Slight hijack:
This thread reminds me that most times I see a car with Canadian plates, it’s a big ol’ American car; rarely Hondas, Toyotas, etc. I figured it was because they make a lot of those there (making them cheaper) or there’s some hefty duty on imports or something.
Yeah! And then put it on all the cars!
That’ll show them…
Oh, yeah? We’ve got the largest debt in the world! $9 Trillian! We’re number one! We’re number one! In your face Canada! In your face! 
You use Trillian? I use Adium X for my multi-network chat needs.
Doesn’t that pretty much encompass the big 3 U.S automakers through much of the late 20th century into our current century?
Many of my old (pre-1990) cars had lights that did not shut off. I still occasionally see cars whose lights are left on and are not shutting off. My point to Gatepescado was that lights which need to be flipped on might not have the ‘new’ innovations. DRL should be a no-thought process, for which we 'merkins are still under-qualified.
Are you kidding!?!? A car that has a max speed of 120 down here in the U.S. can reach speeds of up to 193 in Canada!
How does NAFTA fit in all this? Are cars exempted?
Cars aren’t exempt, but there are lots of loopholes. Does every part come from Mexico-USA-Canada? If so, it’s tax-free.
But this isn’t a tax issue, it’s a legal regulation smackjob.