BYD to open 20 car dealerships in Canada this year
Posted by user289734@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 42 comments
Posted by user289734@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 42 comments
Important-Proposal28@reddit
As an American I wish we would allow competition so our auto manufacturers had to actually evolve and make good cars. The lack of competition has made them not bother with innovation and quality. Shit or no commuter cars, shit EVs, no entry level small sports cars, barely any small trucks, same gas mileage as 20 years ago etc
Training-Expert5598@reddit
We do allow competition. We just ask that they be built (or at least assembled) in our country. BYD wants to build everything in China and ship it here. I don't blame them or China for that, but that would harm our domestic production and harm American workers.
GundalfTheCamo@reddit
Why limit that to cars though? Shouldn't clothes and phones be made in the USA too?
Or who should decide what had to be made in usa, and what can be imported?
Training-Expert5598@reddit
Welcome to LBJ fucking up our country in the 60s.
AyeMidnight@reddit
Did the American brands building cars in Mexico, Canada, and South Korea get that memo?
BahnMe@reddit
NAFTA was a stupid mistake.
HurricaneCat5@reddit
How many years did American car companies build cars in Mexico and Canada to do the exact same thing??
June1994@reddit
China has no qualms about building a factory overseas. The issue is that the US Government is unreliable and a bad faith actor, not that China wants to keep all manufacturing inside the country.
Important-Proposal28@reddit
It also protects american manufacturers from having to make anything innovative.
smitherenesar@reddit
Which is how we end up with domestic companies not innovating, and then foreign companies not buying our cars
MythicDude314@reddit
I'm of the opinion that the American auto manufacturers simply wouldnt be able to compete if the floodgates were opened on this.
The only reason they still exist in any significant capacity is protectionism.
Winstonoil@reddit
Your president has refused BYD into the United States to the point where a Canadian who owns one is not allowed to drive it across the border. Unfortunately, no BYD for you. The CEO of Honda has already said that Honda is screwed, cannot deal with the coming Chinese onslot.
2019LastGoodYear@reddit
I saw a BYD the other day. However, it had Mexico plates. Different country but they are allowed in.
kevinstu123@reddit
I wonder about that. Would love to buy in canada and drive back to states. It might be a much better deal even with double taxation.
InternationalPut4093@reddit
This is where a reasonable tariff makes sense.
ALaLaLa98@reddit
If you believe the internet, when the Lexus LS400 was released (that was 37 years ago btw), I think it was Chrysler that bought one, meaning to reverse engineer it, and after taking it apart, came to the conclusion that they simply...can't.
Torczyner@reddit
It's nearly impossible to compete with the cheap labor those companies enjoy. The same people chanting for Chinese companies want US jobs and strong wages. Where do you think those jobs go when domestic product collapses?
No_East_2016@reddit
Too late. US companies already shipping out domestic labor to cheaper foreign markets.
BigBlueBanana1@reddit
Then they can build in and ship back home, no?
They are behind on every metric regardless of "cheap labor".
paladinx17@reddit
As a Canadian reading this comment seems absolutely comical. We are the ones with typically non competitive landscape that stymies innovation and good pricing (see our telcom landscape for example) and you guys are supposed to be the ones who have touted free markets forever! It goes to show how you can follow the money trail…. It all leads back to oil and gas. Drill baby drill! The US auto manufacturers will be wiped out entirely if they don’t get moving fast.
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Dionegro__@reddit
Please more in EU too, these manufacturers need to learn a lesson
TheAntiAirGuy@reddit
In Austria they're now becoming as common on the road as a Toyota or Mercedes
It's hard going through a day without getting to see a BYD on the road
There's generally a huge influx of chinese cars, Omoda, Jaecoo, Leapmotors, Xpeng etc, their marketshare is growing rapidly here.
And I bet once the dealership network is etasblished in other countries people would also rapidly buy them
BigBlueBanana1@reddit
Is Leapmotor good? I see them now more often and they look great.
Emyxn@reddit
No. They were taken over by no one else than Stellantis. Before that no one buys this brand in China.
BigBlueBanana1@reddit
I thought they sell good in China
Emyxn@reddit
Nope. This market segment in China has always been dominated by Wuling and BYD.
BigBlueBanana1@reddit
Ah I see. They are everywhere in Germany right now. They look gorgeous and the price is good with an 8 year warranty. Not a bad deal I guess.
Is BYD much better? I'm finally in the market for a hybrid or electric car and I'm trying to avoid legacy manufacturers.
Emyxn@reddit
I did a search after your comment about "look gorgeous", and only now I realized they introduced more models than the T03 in the EU.
The larger models are field-tested as taxi fleet cars in many Chinese cities so I guess quality wise they are at least OK.
BigBlueBanana1@reddit
The T03 is very efficient they say. Taxi cars should be reliable I guess. They have 3 models with 2 more coming this year. They are definitely expanding and I don't think Stellantnis has anything to do with the manufacturing.
FuckDebitsAndCredits@reddit
Is it really? The 20 being quoted seems to all stem from one guy who said BYD asked them for a bunch of location options?
Seems awfully high given the low number of Chinese origin cars even allowed through this program.
costafilh0@reddit
Easy when you car industry is non existent.
ultra2009@reddit
Canada produces 1.4 million cars annually...
underguiz@reddit
you guys are so funny
MagnetizedMetal@reddit
But at what cost right?? lol
BWFTW@reddit
Will they are building factories and joint ventures in Canada afaik. The bare minimum is that they are a better partner to Canada than stellantis is/was. Which should be easy. Would rather have foreign companies making fair deals than being taken advantage of by stellantis.
rhunter99@reddit
Excellent news. Bring on competition 👍
kyonkun_denwa@reddit
Reddit: "this Chinese car deal doesn't mean there will be actual Chinese brands in Canada, Tesla is going to be the main beneficiary"
China: "hold my Moutai"
oneonus@reddit
Awesome!
Astramael@reddit
Good news! It will be nice to see cheaper decent EVs available.
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