According to Automotive News, a September survey published by the think tank Clean Energy Canada showed that 48 percent of respondents want an EV as their next car. And now that Canada will be allowing some Chinese EVs into the market, close to half of those potential customers are willing to wait for them.
No one particularly wants a Chinese EV, they just want affordable cars and China is the only one offering them.
Yup. Personally I’d be holding out for a Rivian but that’s way out of my price range.
And, Canadians don’t want overweight tank options, and don’t want to support a Nazi.
Doesn’t Dacia, Renault and Citroen make a few between them that are affordable?
None of those companies sell in Canada. Renault will be selling only the premium Alpine brand in 2027.
Ahh that sucks, wonder why they don’t.
Renault had a decent presence in the 80s, they sold a lot of Renault 5s in Quebec. But then they had partnerships with Chrysler and made shit cars that ruined the brand. Citroen left the CDN market in 1974. The cars rusted just looking at them.
At a work meeting, my boss said she’d never buy a Chinese car. Our warehouse manager, who’s known for stirring the pot, told her most of the key parts in her current car were made in China anyway. My boss’s brain blew a gasket at that realization (no pun intended).
Man, I wish I had popcorn during that meeting.