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minus-squareFederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI hope that Stellantis will start manufacturing the EVs here.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThat will never happen. There’s no business case for it.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe Dodge Charger EV is made in Ontario.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoRecent 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/
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months ago 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.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoOr China could just say ‘remove tariffs or we don’t buy your canola.’
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoStellantis makes the incredibly terrible Dodge Charger in Ontario. No one is buying them. Stellantis has no idea how to make cars.
I hope that Stellantis will start manufacturing the EVs here.
That will never happen. There’s no business case for it.
The Dodge Charger EV is made in Ontario.
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/
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.
Or China could just say ‘remove tariffs or we don’t buy your canola.’
Stellantis makes the incredibly terrible Dodge Charger in Ontario. No one is buying them. Stellantis has no idea how to make cars.