Trump is going to threat Canada with 100% tariff. “If you don’t comply, we will add 100% tariff on Canadian energy so half of US can go dark.” That will teach you a lesson.
AnAussiebum on
The biggest winners out of the new US administration was always going to be Russia and China.
A weakening on Russia by the US, and also a potential for China to step up into the gap that the US leaves as it becomes more isolationist and steps back from its partnerships.
Now there is an opportunity for China to step in.
SadZealot on
about 250000 cars are imported from asia each year, including about 60% of the kias sold.
_Erin_ on
The U.S broke with Canada first.
Plouffe05 on
This is such a massive L for trump, im not sure what he was expecting but man theres no way that was what he had in mind?
Gr8Deb8ter on
Say what you want about China, but they didn’t threaten to annex Canada to make it their 51st state.
jezebel_jessi on
Can’t wait to get me a Xiaomi car!
Awkward_War_6068 on
And all of Europe will now follow suit as Trump is now threatning coubtries who support Greenland with tariffs.
SomeSchmidt on
Wow, who could have predicted that America First would just end up being America Isolated? Totally unforeseeable/s
Wise_Pr4ctice on
Thank you, Canada (NATO) for making the right decision. Let’s focus on long lasting relationships with China!
threeriversbikeguy on
I am trying to think of the ideal American President for the CCP and Trump is almost a perfect fit.
Actual_Load_3914 on
This will be good even if you don’t want the Chinese EV. North American car markets are over priced due to limited competition. Let’s say you want to buy Hyundai IONIQ 5, with Chinese EV being in the market, the price of Hyundai will probably be 10% less than they are today.
Unique-Coffee5087 on
The U.S. auto industry had this protection for years, and pissed it away. They don’t deserve the market share.
I would like to see the Chinese brands improve to the level of the Japanese in safety, though.
Efficient_Resist_287 on
This is something that anyone with any sort of wisdom could have predicted. US lashing out against traditional allies eventually will reward China in the long run.
For the sake of pleasing a wannabe supremacist tyrant still living in the 19th century, the US ceded its soft power advantage. The way Denmark and Canada were treated will never be forgotten, and u can rest assured the motion to decouple away from the US is well underway.
Throfari on
If you want you can go look back at all my angry comments since “liberation day”. My call back then was that if people have to choose between a fat fascist in the US and a fat fascist in China they will pivot towards China because at least Xi shuts the fuck up most of the time and is less unstable.
I don’t know how that was so hard to see for the US regime.
kilobitch on
I predict a LOT of BYDs being sold in Canada the next few years, and lot fewer GM and Ford.
Possible_Fish_820 on
As a Canadian, this is great. We’ll finally get access to electric cars that people like me could afford.
sporkparty on
Wait wait a Chinese ally on our border? Isn’t this what we’re invading Greenland to avoid?
motherseffinjones on
I know trumps gonna threaten us which will push us to do more trade with China. He’s helped China so much it’s crazy, for the slow people the US broke from us not the other way around. He’s handing the world to China on a silver platter all while his base cheers.
smoothtrip on
Everyone is moving forward. The US is moving backwards. And the stock market is going into outer space. Swell….
Redneckshinobi on
Good! Now in a few years I’ll have an Ev that is cheap and have all the software and hardware at fraction of the cost of a tesla, super stoked.
I love my Ev and it is my dream car, but my next one will for sure be one I’ve got my eye on 2 models I want lol. Hope to keep this Ev forever though and pass the one I have currently down to my kid.
YqlUrbanist on
Is this real life? Will I finally be able to get an EV that doesn’t require remortgaging my house?!
Ferreman on
The USA has made clear it doesn’t want free trade. So new deals will not include them. This is the outcome everyone expected. Except perhaps Trump, who has played all his cards and has lost most leverage.
Spokraket on
How does that “51st state” taste now Trump?
Akira282 on
That’s going to sting
fumankeu on
Thank god. Having ridden in BYDs, Li Autos, XPengs, etc, the build quality is noticeably better than Teslas in their comparative price ranges. It’ll be nice to have these cars in Canada
Suds_McGruff on
This is bad news for American auto workers. Too bad so many of them voted for it.
PurpleEsskay on
Good on em. Chinese EVs are damn good cars. I know some don’t like that but it’s the truth.
Euclidisthebomb on
Dementia Donny for the victory!
What Canada gave for what it got is astonishing to me. Canada agreed to resume EV imports at about the level they were before the tariff tiff and 49k EVs is a very, very small part of the Canadian annual sales market. It will be 1-2 yrs before these cars are even available. But China is lifting its tariffs in March this yr.
And a huge array of other trade and investment oriented agreements.
Canadian auto manufacturers are not at risk from this transaction. Honda and Toyota have very secure places in the Canadian automotive manufacturing, and the sales market and they both are manufacturing hybrids and working into EV in their Canadian plants.
The main player at risk today is Tesla. Their sales have already tanked in Canada and this is quite possibly the final nail in the coffin.
ROOLDI on
Exactly ,, it was not Canada that caused this war…. Trump ” WE DON”T NEED CANADA “…. so what do they expect of Canada…..??????????
Mindshard on
Finally! China has some absolutely amazing tech in little electric cars. I want one so bad. They’re incredibly cheap compared to what we can get here. I can rent a pickup at Home Depot when I need a truck for cheap. The other 99.9% of the time, I want a reliable little commuter for the 500-1,000KM I drive a week.
SinglecoilsFTW on
I want access to Chinese EVs in the US. the BYDs blow most of what we have here out of the water
cravingnoodles on
The u.s keeps saying that they dont need anything from Canada. Surely this decision wouldnt bother them at all, right?
SpreadEagle48 on
Awesome. I’ve never been much into the electric cars but BYD is doing some pretty amazing stuff, bring em on over.
FormalWare on
It’s about bloody time. Canada must forge closer (not necessarily close, but closer) relationships with every country that isn’t threatening its sovereignty, while ignoring the admonitions of the one country that *is*.
wp-reddit on
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Early_Macaroon_2407 on
The first step in decoupling the Ontario auto industry from the US and converting it into an EV-focused industry. And a serious shot across the aAmericans’ bow. I disagree with Carney on, oh, two thirds of things, but I’m glad we at least have a PM with brains and some intestinal fortitude right now.
ElectronicDeal4149 on
If Canadian consumers prefer Chinese evs over cars made in NA, then so be it 🤷♀️
American car companies have gotten so many bailouts and protectionism that I don’t want to hear Americans complaining about unfair competition from China.
BlackandRead on
A good way to encourage your ally and neighbour not to do this kind of thing is to not threaten them with military annexation multiple times.
TattooedAndSad on
Okay this is actually detrimental news for the US because other countries will follow in the same path
Slowly and slowly the US will be completely shut out of the rest of the world
Noah_Vanderhoff on
Dang. This will devastate American auto manufacturers…. Good for Canada though. Republicans are idiots.
meglobob on
This deal only happened because of Trump & the Republicans. MChinaGA.
I bet China loves Trump & the Republicans, so many new trade deals for them and a all time record trade surplus with the world. MAGA making China incredibly wealthy!
aza-industries on
They are more competitive anyway, less billionaire/shareholder siphoning for inferior products.
The US oligarchy thinks it can become issolationist to make more money but that’s not the world we live in.
Sorry your culture no longer understand fair competition and market demands.
Turbulent-Adagio-541 on
Whatever happened to all those vehicles that Tesla said they sold in Canada, but didn’t deliver
not_old_redditor on
Well, of course. If the US is going to fuck us over, we need to look elsewhere.
Adorable-Flight-496 on
Chinese EVs in that Canadian cold. Range anxiety is real
mcorbett94 on
Way to go Carney ! Not only intelligent , but also effective.
DogDisguisedAsPeople on
(Some) Chinese vehicles are above and beyond superior to anything built in the Americas. Hands down. They are cheaper, built better, and built nicer. Some, not all, but some. The reluctance to allow the import of Chinese vehicles is purely down to corporate greed.
doesntnotlikeit on
Please tell me where to buy most excellent Chinese vehicles.
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Trump is going to threat Canada with 100% tariff. “If you don’t comply, we will add 100% tariff on Canadian energy so half of US can go dark.” That will teach you a lesson.
The biggest winners out of the new US administration was always going to be Russia and China.
A weakening on Russia by the US, and also a potential for China to step up into the gap that the US leaves as it becomes more isolationist and steps back from its partnerships.
Now there is an opportunity for China to step in.
about 250000 cars are imported from asia each year, including about 60% of the kias sold.
The U.S broke with Canada first.
This is such a massive L for trump, im not sure what he was expecting but man theres no way that was what he had in mind?
Say what you want about China, but they didn’t threaten to annex Canada to make it their 51st state.
Can’t wait to get me a Xiaomi car!
And all of Europe will now follow suit as Trump is now threatning coubtries who support Greenland with tariffs.
Wow, who could have predicted that America First would just end up being America Isolated? Totally unforeseeable/s
Thank you, Canada (NATO) for making the right decision. Let’s focus on long lasting relationships with China!
I am trying to think of the ideal American President for the CCP and Trump is almost a perfect fit.
This will be good even if you don’t want the Chinese EV. North American car markets are over priced due to limited competition. Let’s say you want to buy Hyundai IONIQ 5, with Chinese EV being in the market, the price of Hyundai will probably be 10% less than they are today.
The U.S. auto industry had this protection for years, and pissed it away. They don’t deserve the market share.
I would like to see the Chinese brands improve to the level of the Japanese in safety, though.
This is something that anyone with any sort of wisdom could have predicted. US lashing out against traditional allies eventually will reward China in the long run.
For the sake of pleasing a wannabe supremacist tyrant still living in the 19th century, the US ceded its soft power advantage. The way Denmark and Canada were treated will never be forgotten, and u can rest assured the motion to decouple away from the US is well underway.
If you want you can go look back at all my angry comments since “liberation day”. My call back then was that if people have to choose between a fat fascist in the US and a fat fascist in China they will pivot towards China because at least Xi shuts the fuck up most of the time and is less unstable.
I don’t know how that was so hard to see for the US regime.
I predict a LOT of BYDs being sold in Canada the next few years, and lot fewer GM and Ford.
As a Canadian, this is great. We’ll finally get access to electric cars that people like me could afford.
Wait wait a Chinese ally on our border? Isn’t this what we’re invading Greenland to avoid?
I know trumps gonna threaten us which will push us to do more trade with China. He’s helped China so much it’s crazy, for the slow people the US broke from us not the other way around. He’s handing the world to China on a silver platter all while his base cheers.
Everyone is moving forward. The US is moving backwards. And the stock market is going into outer space. Swell….
Good! Now in a few years I’ll have an Ev that is cheap and have all the software and hardware at fraction of the cost of a tesla, super stoked.
I love my Ev and it is my dream car, but my next one will for sure be one I’ve got my eye on 2 models I want lol. Hope to keep this Ev forever though and pass the one I have currently down to my kid.
Is this real life? Will I finally be able to get an EV that doesn’t require remortgaging my house?!
The USA has made clear it doesn’t want free trade. So new deals will not include them. This is the outcome everyone expected. Except perhaps Trump, who has played all his cards and has lost most leverage.
How does that “51st state” taste now Trump?
That’s going to sting
Thank god. Having ridden in BYDs, Li Autos, XPengs, etc, the build quality is noticeably better than Teslas in their comparative price ranges. It’ll be nice to have these cars in Canada
This is bad news for American auto workers. Too bad so many of them voted for it.
Good on em. Chinese EVs are damn good cars. I know some don’t like that but it’s the truth.
Dementia Donny for the victory!
What Canada gave for what it got is astonishing to me. Canada agreed to resume EV imports at about the level they were before the tariff tiff and 49k EVs is a very, very small part of the Canadian annual sales market. It will be 1-2 yrs before these cars are even available. But China is lifting its tariffs in March this yr.
And a huge array of other trade and investment oriented agreements.
Canadian auto manufacturers are not at risk from this transaction. Honda and Toyota have very secure places in the Canadian automotive manufacturing, and the sales market and they both are manufacturing hybrids and working into EV in their Canadian plants.
The main player at risk today is Tesla. Their sales have already tanked in Canada and this is quite possibly the final nail in the coffin.
Exactly ,, it was not Canada that caused this war…. Trump ” WE DON”T NEED CANADA “…. so what do they expect of Canada…..??????????
Finally! China has some absolutely amazing tech in little electric cars. I want one so bad. They’re incredibly cheap compared to what we can get here. I can rent a pickup at Home Depot when I need a truck for cheap. The other 99.9% of the time, I want a reliable little commuter for the 500-1,000KM I drive a week.
I want access to Chinese EVs in the US. the BYDs blow most of what we have here out of the water
The u.s keeps saying that they dont need anything from Canada. Surely this decision wouldnt bother them at all, right?
Awesome. I’ve never been much into the electric cars but BYD is doing some pretty amazing stuff, bring em on over.
It’s about bloody time. Canada must forge closer (not necessarily close, but closer) relationships with every country that isn’t threatening its sovereignty, while ignoring the admonitions of the one country that *is*.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The first step in decoupling the Ontario auto industry from the US and converting it into an EV-focused industry. And a serious shot across the aAmericans’ bow. I disagree with Carney on, oh, two thirds of things, but I’m glad we at least have a PM with brains and some intestinal fortitude right now.
If Canadian consumers prefer Chinese evs over cars made in NA, then so be it 🤷♀️
American car companies have gotten so many bailouts and protectionism that I don’t want to hear Americans complaining about unfair competition from China.
A good way to encourage your ally and neighbour not to do this kind of thing is to not threaten them with military annexation multiple times.
Okay this is actually detrimental news for the US because other countries will follow in the same path
Slowly and slowly the US will be completely shut out of the rest of the world
Dang. This will devastate American auto manufacturers…. Good for Canada though. Republicans are idiots.
This deal only happened because of Trump & the Republicans. MChinaGA.
I bet China loves Trump & the Republicans, so many new trade deals for them and a all time record trade surplus with the world. MAGA making China incredibly wealthy!
They are more competitive anyway, less billionaire/shareholder siphoning for inferior products.
The US oligarchy thinks it can become issolationist to make more money but that’s not the world we live in.
Sorry your culture no longer understand fair competition and market demands.
Whatever happened to all those vehicles that Tesla said they sold in Canada, but didn’t deliver
Well, of course. If the US is going to fuck us over, we need to look elsewhere.
Chinese EVs in that Canadian cold. Range anxiety is real
Way to go Carney ! Not only intelligent , but also effective.
(Some) Chinese vehicles are above and beyond superior to anything built in the Americas. Hands down. They are cheaper, built better, and built nicer. Some, not all, but some. The reluctance to allow the import of Chinese vehicles is purely down to corporate greed.
Please tell me where to buy most excellent Chinese vehicles.