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we cant get BYD in Canada, yet. the argument of "unfair" trade practice against China, is cringy now, but crow is still better eating than stareing at an empty
by metalman 1y ago
we cant get BYD in Canada, yet.
the argument of "unfair" trade practice against China, is cringy now, but crow is still better eating than stareing at an empty plate.
And once in, BYD stuff will be here to stay if it lives up to it's reputation for solid no nonsense reliable transpo, plus they are saying they will build them here, which will trigger a bidding frenzy with the US "reshoring" plants and then trying to strong arm Canadians into buying strait from them, which may be backfiring as Canada is going through unprecidented changes due to the combined effects of an aging ,born in Canada population, and a huge influx of young ambitious english speaking imigrants from everywhere but England/Europe/US.
Another major factor is that China has the most verticaly integrated supply chains, and everybody else is in dissaray playing games ,favorites ,deals!, deals!, deals!, and Japan cant step in as they are at capacity.
That a huge, HUGE, chunk of the younger population cant own a car, and that BYD is doing deals with rental and cab companies, means that those younger people will have there first automotive fun, in a Chinese electric, and will associate the established brands with denied opportunities or worse, opression.