These are so-called ‘hyper SUVs’ according to Lotus and the bottom tier starts around $110k. We don’t need more high end expensive EVs in Canada.
Looking forward to future batches with much more reasonably priced models.
For sure, I’d love to see their lower end models for like 20k or less.
I knew the quota system would limit to high end cars, but was hoping for $80k models.
I was hoping for $20k models.
If they can only import a certain number of cars, they’re gonna import the cars that make the most money.
I’m no economist, but maybe if they set the limit by total sale value instead, we would get the cheaper cars that have more demand.
The deal requires 10% to be under 35k by 2027 and 50% under 35k by 2030.
nice
I would have assumed they would specify the quotas per price range, maybe they did. We might see cheap ones yet. Probably not what I want, but that was unlikely anyway.
need for quota to grow, but overall, its better for Canadians to have cheaper Asian shoes, than rely on US owned industry that wants subsidies while cutting production here. Even if Canada gets a labour cut, which is in extreme doubt, US plan is to isolate NA market to extortionist uncompetitive oligopoly.
That’s a small chunk. The largest part of first China-made EVs is reserved for another one.
Tesla’s China-made Model 3 lands in Canada at record-low C$39,490
… Tesla moved quickly to capitalise on the new framework [the Canada-China agreement]. The automaker cleared its remaining US-built Canadian Model 3 inventory back to the United States to make room for Shanghai-built replacements, announcing the revised Canadian lineup on May 1, 2026 …
That’s unfortunate, but makes it extra funny all the drama about Chinese EV’s “flooding the market”
nobody wants your nazi cab fash
I don’t want a car made by a Nazi nor made by slave labour. It’s the same thing. You are celebrating the ‘cheap Chinese EVs.’ I don’t.
Ah yes, all those poor robots China enslaves.
Hey yes. Only a matter is time before American car manufacturing is toast. I can’t wait to get my Chinese ev.
With an 800 volt battery that is some serious horsepower.
I can’t even imagine the charger that would be needed.
Chins has a cargo ship that can load 11,000 cars. Just four trips with this ship would fill the yearly quota for Canada.
The one heading back to Korea from Vancouver right now can carry 6700 cars. Just as a frame of reference.
That is a huge @#$%ing ship
