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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm not looking forward to China's increased influence over Canada, though.

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[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I hope that Stellantis will start manufacturing the EVs here.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Stellantis makes the incredibly terrible Dodge Charger in Ontario. No one is buying them. Stellantis has no idea how to make cars.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That will never happen. There's no business case for it.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Dodge Charger EV is made in Ontario.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Recent numbers say 1,947 Dodge Charger EV's were sold. BYD sold 431K+. Why would BYD build a manufacturing plant in Canada?

https://www.theautopian.com/dodge-now-sells-way-more-electric-chargers-than-gas-powered-ones/

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Why would BYD build a manufacturing plant in Canada?

To avoid tariffs, the same reason Xpeng builds cars in Austria for the EU. Dodge only sold 1900 Charger EVs because they are horrible cars and overpriced.

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[–] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 0 points 4 days ago (4 children)

As an addition, BYD has laready been used slave labour not only in its domestic factories but also abroad such as in Hungary and Brazil.

For this reason, Brazil puts China's BYD on list of shame for workers' past slavery-like conditions.

Brazil has put China's BYD on a ‌registry of employers who have subjected workers to conditions similar to slavery, after a 2024 scandal in which Chinese workers were said to have been victims of human trafficking and abusive contracts.

The list, published by Brazil's Labor Ministry, carries further reputational risk ​for the automaker in its biggest market after China.

I don't understand why such a company is allowed to sell its products.

[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

@Scotty@scribe.disroot.org posting this from a smartphone made in a foxconn factory with suicide nets.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Because a bunch of 'Canadians' in high places are about to make some money.

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[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip -5 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Chinese propaganda outlet though.

[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

China : 2+2=4

Anti-China zealots : That's propaganda. 2+2=5

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

Considering if a cheap car will last CDN winters is anti-China?

How many new models from established companies are reliable? How many EVs from any company are reliable?

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