This is really exciting. Chinese tech is infinitely better than American.
canada_mountains on
In Australia, Chinese EVs cost about 15% to 20% more than in China. For example, the Zeekr 7x is about 15% more expensive in Australia than in China. Australia is getting Chinese EVs for a very good price outside of China.
But Australia has no tariffs on Chinese EVs and our tariff is at 6.5%. Plus, the shipping costs to Australia is different than to Canada. Having said that, the BYD Atto 1 in Australia sells for about 26K AUD for drive away (that is on road costs are factored in already) and that’s about 24K CAD.
canada_mountains on
49K for the yearly quota is a very small number. Because of this quota, my guess is that it might be just mainly BYD EVs that get shipped to Canada, because services have to be setup, as well as the supply chain for spare parts. So I doubt Zeekr, Xpeng, or Xiaomi would come to Canada for that reason. Not that BYD cars are bad, they are pretty decent, but a lot of Australians also really like the Zeekr 7x. And some XPeng models are also doing decent in Australia.
playerkei on
If this actually happened, in like a decade our auto industry would be basically in a stranglehold by China.
i don’t think people understand what theyre wishing for.
AngryTrucker on
Good answering the questions, assholes.
DirtyMud on
That’s cool, I was looking at the BYD EVs and they seem pretty decent.
How does it work for the safety certifications? If they weren’t sold here does that mean they need to pass our safety standards first, how long would this take?
Or would they be an “import” for now and the certification is on the buyer? So if you were to buy one it would get sent over but do you take it to a mechanic to get certified like the interprovincial inspection?
tankthinks on
What dealers will be selling them?
sor2hi on
This is the same as it was in 2022. So it will be like then.
Billy19982 on
Canadians frothing at the mouth for their slave wage, zero environmental, no human rights, communist dictatorship produced cars.
Wise_Law_2176 on
Tesla also manufactures EVs in China. It may start selling electric cars made in China.
elatllat on
BYD uses GB/T in China, and CCS2 in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
NACS is by far the best in Canada and USA but we also have a few sometimes functional CCS1 locations.
Maybe BYD will invest in NACS for Canada in preparation for the eventual policy change in the larger USA market.
braydoo on
So are we gonna check the EVs for backdoors, kill switches and surveillance tools? Or do we just assume everything is good to go?
Sorry I don’t trust our governments to make decisions that won’t fuck us later on. They have consistently proven themselves to be incompetent
soviet_toster on
Whatever it takes to have EV Chargers on every street corner like Tim Hortons
Holeshot75 on
NOT SOON ENOUGH
MORE THAN YOU WANT TO PAY
Much-Respond9614 on
EV inventory is already piling up in Canada because everyone that wants an EV already has one.
This is basically a nothing burger…
anactualalien on
The used ones will be a steal.
GiosephGiostar on
They could start with Geely cars and use existing Volvo dealerships to distribute them, since they practically have the same owners.
Soft_Difference2030 on
Geely’s are great. I’d totally get one if we could get a plant here. We loved our rental Hybrid Geely that we drove in Costa Rica
drdillybar on
What is their servicability? Are the batteries .. okay? Where are they being sold. Is there a Warranty.
canuckerlimey on
Lol at these comments.
Im pretty sure the chinese government has 0 interest in following everyday people. If they truly did they would be hacking into our phone systems.
However no goverment or military vehicles should be any of these.
Valuable_Call9665 on
Don’t buy Chinese cars! Buy Canadian.
bL1Nd on
Where can I learn about what models are potentially coming?
TOPEC on
LOL at ppl concerned abt the CCP spying on them through EVs yet they post their whole day down to when they took a shit n what color the shit was on every single social media app.
Hrmbee on
Hopefully this means that Canadians will finally get more cars that we prefer (like smaller and more affordable hatchbacks). It’s been tough being lumped in with the larger American market and their preferences by many manufacturers.
Excellent-Edge-3403 on
Cheaper but probably not cheap enough. Expect 30k for cheapest base model still after shipping and everything. But this at least make them competitive with gas cars.
YYC_Guitar_Guy on
I will buy one. The big win is the reduction of Tariffs on our Canola.
next up to bat? India !
Edit,
actually thinking on this more and reading more comments, It might be hard to secure one without the price rising (supply/demand) quickly as only 49,000 of them will be available per year, I think I saw $30k – $35k price so I think competition to buy will be fierce. We have many Chinese Canadians as well, I’d be already on a list to buy one … I should inquire tomorrow…. /fomo
socamonarch on
Xiaomi and BYD only please. Gracias
Personal_Manner_462 on
What does CSIS have to say about this.
Legit direct transmission to the motherland
Skyfall_DBS on
How wild would it be if Avatr sets up shop in Canada featuring the Huawei cockpit, electric drive system and LIDAR systems…after all that chaos with Weng Mengzhou years back.
RaptorsAndHeels on
Hoping the MG Cyberster shows up in Canada. Such a cool car.
TacoTuesdayy87 on
I’ll be shocked if the price is actually affordable. The way every company blatantly price gouges now, I guarantee these will be around $40k. They will definitely cost a lot more than they should.
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Article is full of speculation.
This is really exciting. Chinese tech is infinitely better than American.
In Australia, Chinese EVs cost about 15% to 20% more than in China. For example, the Zeekr 7x is about 15% more expensive in Australia than in China. Australia is getting Chinese EVs for a very good price outside of China.
But Australia has no tariffs on Chinese EVs and our tariff is at 6.5%. Plus, the shipping costs to Australia is different than to Canada. Having said that, the BYD Atto 1 in Australia sells for about 26K AUD for drive away (that is on road costs are factored in already) and that’s about 24K CAD.
49K for the yearly quota is a very small number. Because of this quota, my guess is that it might be just mainly BYD EVs that get shipped to Canada, because services have to be setup, as well as the supply chain for spare parts. So I doubt Zeekr, Xpeng, or Xiaomi would come to Canada for that reason. Not that BYD cars are bad, they are pretty decent, but a lot of Australians also really like the Zeekr 7x. And some XPeng models are also doing decent in Australia.
If this actually happened, in like a decade our auto industry would be basically in a stranglehold by China.
i don’t think people understand what theyre wishing for.
Good answering the questions, assholes.
That’s cool, I was looking at the BYD EVs and they seem pretty decent.
How does it work for the safety certifications? If they weren’t sold here does that mean they need to pass our safety standards first, how long would this take?
Or would they be an “import” for now and the certification is on the buyer? So if you were to buy one it would get sent over but do you take it to a mechanic to get certified like the interprovincial inspection?
What dealers will be selling them?
This is the same as it was in 2022. So it will be like then.
Canadians frothing at the mouth for their slave wage, zero environmental, no human rights, communist dictatorship produced cars.
Tesla also manufactures EVs in China. It may start selling electric cars made in China.
BYD uses GB/T in China, and CCS2 in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
NACS is by far the best in Canada and USA but we also have a few sometimes functional CCS1 locations.
Maybe BYD will invest in NACS for Canada in preparation for the eventual policy change in the larger USA market.
So are we gonna check the EVs for backdoors, kill switches and surveillance tools? Or do we just assume everything is good to go?
Sorry I don’t trust our governments to make decisions that won’t fuck us later on. They have consistently proven themselves to be incompetent
Whatever it takes to have EV Chargers on every street corner like Tim Hortons
NOT SOON ENOUGH
MORE THAN YOU WANT TO PAY
EV inventory is already piling up in Canada because everyone that wants an EV already has one.
This is basically a nothing burger…
The used ones will be a steal.
They could start with Geely cars and use existing Volvo dealerships to distribute them, since they practically have the same owners.
Geely’s are great. I’d totally get one if we could get a plant here. We loved our rental Hybrid Geely that we drove in Costa Rica
What is their servicability? Are the batteries .. okay? Where are they being sold. Is there a Warranty.
Lol at these comments.
Im pretty sure the chinese government has 0 interest in following everyday people. If they truly did they would be hacking into our phone systems.
However no goverment or military vehicles should be any of these.
Don’t buy Chinese cars! Buy Canadian.
Where can I learn about what models are potentially coming?
LOL at ppl concerned abt the CCP spying on them through EVs yet they post their whole day down to when they took a shit n what color the shit was on every single social media app.
Hopefully this means that Canadians will finally get more cars that we prefer (like smaller and more affordable hatchbacks). It’s been tough being lumped in with the larger American market and their preferences by many manufacturers.
Cheaper but probably not cheap enough. Expect 30k for cheapest base model still after shipping and everything. But this at least make them competitive with gas cars.
I will buy one. The big win is the reduction of Tariffs on our Canola.
next up to bat? India !
Edit,
actually thinking on this more and reading more comments, It might be hard to secure one without the price rising (supply/demand) quickly as only 49,000 of them will be available per year, I think I saw $30k – $35k price so I think competition to buy will be fierce. We have many Chinese Canadians as well, I’d be already on a list to buy one … I should inquire tomorrow…. /fomo
Xiaomi and BYD only please. Gracias
What does CSIS have to say about this.
Legit direct transmission to the motherland
How wild would it be if Avatr sets up shop in Canada featuring the Huawei cockpit, electric drive system and LIDAR systems…after all that chaos with Weng Mengzhou years back.
Hoping the MG Cyberster shows up in Canada. Such a cool car.
I’ll be shocked if the price is actually affordable. The way every company blatantly price gouges now, I guarantee these will be around $40k. They will definitely cost a lot more than they should.
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