Nikola to sell electric Class 8 trucks in Toronto

Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Corporation has expanded its dealer network into Canada.

ITD Industries Inc., a commercial trailer manufacturer and technology business headquartered in Toronto, will sell Nikola’s Class 8 trucks. ITD’s Toronto-based Nikola showroom and service operations will be integrated into its manufacturing facility and has 55-foot ceilings and covers more than 78,000 square feet.

ITD has built more than 20,000 trailers over its 20-year history. “Bringing ITD on board as our first Canadian dealer is an exciting move for Nikola. Canada’s zero-emission vehicle friendly environment for Class 8 trucks, fuelled by attractive incentives and its ambitious carbon reduction goals, makes it a strategic market for the future of transportation,” said Nikola president and CEO Steve Girsky.

Nikola is anticipating significant growth in Canada as its trucks are now eligible for the Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV) Program. The iMHZEV program offers Canadian organizations (for profit and non-profit), in all provinces, territories and municipalities, up to $200,000 in incentives towards the purchase or lease of the Nikola hydrogen fuel cell electric truck and up to $150,000 in incentives towards the purchase or lease of the Nikola battery-electric truck.

Nikola is also eligible for the Clean BC Go Electric Rebates in the province of British Columbia with $150,000 in incentives towards the purchase or lease of both the Nikola hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric truck. This provincial incentive is stackable with the iMHZEV federal incentive.

ITD will be promoting Nikola’s zero-emission trucks across its national sales channels and is a qualified dealer under the Federal government’s iMHZEV program. ITD will be holding a launch event for industry and other interested stakeholders in the Fall of 2023 to share more about its partnership with Nikola.

According to ITD’s COO, Philip Turi, “Canadian fleet operators are in critical need of strategic partners to help accelerate their shift to a more sustainable future. We are extremely excited to be leveraging our brand, reputation and new partnership with Nikola to be that accelerant here in Canada.”

Nikola based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona.