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    BYD plans 20 Canadian dealerships within a year as 6.1% tariff deal opens the floodgates

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    1. oneonus on

      By comparison, Tesla has 30 dealers in Canada.

      From the article,
      “According to The Globe and Mail, BYD has hired Dealer Solutions Mergers & Acquisitions, a Markham, Ontario-based automotive retail consultancy, to find dealership locations across the country. The firm’s CEO, Farid Ahmad, confirmed that BYD is targeting approximately 20 stores within its first year of Canadian operations.

      “They’ve asked us to help them find as many of the 20 that they possibly can, but they’re out there doing that themselves, as well,” Ahmad told the newspaper.
      Three potential locations in the Greater Toronto Area are already under discussion. After establishing a GTA footprint, BYD plans to expand into Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary — covering Canada’s four largest metro areas.”

    3. wtfman1988 on

      Given the cost of gas lately, I feel people will more seriously consider electric than they did previously 

    5. DukeandKate on

      “Open the flood gates”. 49,000 cars is not a flood. Unless they plan to assemble them in Canada which looks unlikely given the economics at the present. And all of that allocation won’t go to BYD.

    6. DukeandKate on

      Poilieve has stated he would bring back the 100% tariff if elected. This will certainly be a wedge issue in the next election.

    7. supermau5 on

      Good Canada needs more competition in the car market these car prices are getting insane.

    8. Snap_Krackle_Pop- on

      I really wish it didn’t cost $30k to install proper charging infrastructure in my condo 🙁 I’d really like to go electric

    12. RevolvingCheeta on

      Man if BYD made a pickup that had a 700km range with a 22k lbs towing capacity, I’d jump ship from diesel.

      It’s unfortunate that in order to “live the Canadian dream” and create a business of my own; we collectively get beat down by tariffs, high fuel prices, soaring costs of living & narcissistic old men sought on destroying economies/cultures for the sake of feeling power.

    15. mistermeesh on

      China laughing all the way to the bank as the US turns everyone off of oil. Timing couldn’t be better.

    16. Dxres on

      Great! Next step is to allow for direct to consumer sales and throw dealerships into oblivion.

    17. Hot_Cheesecake_905 on

      20 locations x 40 – 50 potential staff, so that’s like a 8,00 – 1,000 jobs? That’s pretty good even if we’re not getting a factory (yet).

    20. FLee21 on

      I will absolutely be buying an EV once my gas SUV kicks it. Done paying for overpriced gas to help fund billionaira who destroy the planet.

    21. Educational_Work896 on

      I just hope that they don’t sell cars that are continuously reporting your data to the homeland.  If so, that’s a problem. 

      Modern cars with CarPlay/Android Auto or proprietary systems can harvest a lot of data about you.  Then there’s the cabin IR sensors, cameras and microphones that can potentially be used to collect data.  

      At home, I put devices like that on a separate network.  It’s harder with a car that will have an eSIM onboard even if it’s not simply using my phone’s data.  

      All that said, I’m surprised at the number of people that don’t care about data harvesting if it means a cheaper purchase. 

    25. LessonStudio on

      I want 500k not 50k of them coming in.

      I would laugh my ass off watching trump scream as US car sales cratered in Canada.

      trump is going to go down in history as the greatest US president; that is, for everyone but americans.

    26. Agressive-toothbrush on

      The cheapest Chinese EV sold in Europe, Australia and South America is the **Geely EX2 RWD.**

      The car retails on average around $22,000 USD or $29,000 Canadian.

      For that price you get 116 HP, 151 Nm torque, 350 km range WLTP (280 km realistic), 0-100 in 9 to 10 seconds and a max speed of 130 – 140 km/h.

      The battery choices are 30 kWh and 40 kWh. The charge rate is 70kW.

      It seats 5 people and has a frunk (70L) and a trunk (375 L), 1300 L with rear seats folded.

      It comes on steel wheels with plastic hubcaps.

      The interior features a lot of hard, cheap plastics and lacks physical buttons for climate control and other functions that must be adjusted on the touch screen.

      The touchscreen is large and its responsiveness is ok.

    27. fricken on

      We’re in a new phase where every move the petro-pedos make they lose ground to China and renewables

    29. HQnorth on

      When my little Ford Maverick truck shits the bed I’m looking at BYD. I drove one in Portugal and they are well thought out and a pleasure to drive past the gas stations.

    30. Big_Wish_7301 on

      Lol… the “floodgate” while the reduced tariff is limited at 49 000 chinese vehicles total. 49 000 total for all chinese brands while Hyundai alone sold 146 000 vehicles in Canada in 2025, Honda 128 000, Kia 95 000, Toyota 216 000.

    31. EugeneWPG on

      I personally tested the BYD Sealion 7 in Central Asia when I had the chance. It wasn’t just a short drive, I spent a decent amount of time with it. I was extremely skeptical about Chinese cars before the test, but afterward, I basically became an ambassador for them.

      There’s simply no competition in terms of what you get for the money. Chinese manufacturers don’t force you to pay extra for every option like many others do; they try to include as much as possible, even in the base trim.

      They’re also offering a **160,000 km or 7year bumper to bumper warranty**, plus **free service during that period**.

    35. re4ctor on

      whether i go byd or not, i think our next car in 1-2 years will be electric (driving a 2015 currently so hoping for a few more years out of it), but the competition is welcome.

      feels like EVs are just on the cusp of serious adoption. the new bmw with 800km of range completely removes range anxiety for example. as they continue to compete i really can’t think of any reason not to get one. ontario is mainly nuclear and hydro… really its just the cost concern and that is where BYD helps push things

    36. CipherWeaver on

      BYD might not make the best cars in the world, or the cheapest, but you can’t say their vehicles aren’t good value. Plus the lifetime running costs of fully battery electric vehicles are far lower than even hybrids, as there’s no combustion engine to maintain.