r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 22 '26

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/IronLover64 Jun 22 '26

Also, the Geely EX2, MG4, and BYD Seagull are 13k CAD in China and the only cars that are 7k CAD are the Wuling micro cars. If you want an average sedan like a Seal 06 or SUV like a Sealion 05, you're looking at paying around 22.8k - 32k CAD for the China price. Higher end cars like the BYD Han start at 37k CAD. It's still a bargain compared to the Canadian car market as far as high end cars go, but it's not like you can get a brand new EV land yacht for the price of a beater.

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u/IronLover64 Jun 22 '26

Buddy, the car manufacturers are all moving their factories to the USA as we speak. If they're gonna do that, we might as well bring in some affordable cars that aren't the same American slop that we've always been forced to buy.

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u/IronLover64 Jun 22 '26

Legacy auto was gonna offshore jobs regardless of who's prime minister. Most of our cars are Japanese brand cars, but a lot of them are made here with labor that's also getting cut like Honda is doing.

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u/theoncomingstorms Jun 23 '26

Pretty sure Mulroney was PM when NAFTA was signed resulting in depopulation of manufacturing sector but who needs facts.....