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Would be nice if it was more about using chinese components with work done in canada, not as cheap but it would be nice to get more local work out it plus the chance of customized models
Limiting to 49000 units is interesting, I’m not sure what the electric market is like in Canada.
the deal explicitly targets the low end of the market, with the government anticipating that within five years, “more than 50% of these vehicles will be affordable EVs with an import price of less than $35,000.”
The incumbent automakers have been put on notice. Unless the Chinese manufacturers total screw up and bring in unsafe trash. Not a lot of cars in that space anymore and virtually none in the EV space.
I can’t speak to all of Canada, but my in-laws live in Quebec and I see a lot of EVs up there, but a different mix than what we have in my part of the US. In Quebec they have a lot of hydroelectric energy and electricity is relatively cheap. Where I am in the US there are a lot of Tesla vehicles, especially the model Y. We see other brands but at a rough guess I’d say Tesla is over 50% of the electric cars. Where my in-laws are in Quebec the Teslas are pretty rare and I see a lot more of the cheaper cars with shorter ranges, like the Hyundai Kona EV or Chevrolet Bolt. The F-150 Lightning (recently discontinued) also seems much more popular up there; people can still put all their accessories on it to carry their snowmobiles and camping gear.
