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minus-squareFederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·4 days agoI hope that Stellantis will start manufacturing the EVs here.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoStellantis makes the incredibly terrible Dodge Charger in Ontario. No one is buying them. Stellantis has no idea how to make cars.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoThat will never happen. There’s no business case for it.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThe Dodge Charger EV is made in Ontario.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days 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 days 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 days agoOr China could just say ‘remove tariffs or we don’t buy your canola.’
I hope that Stellantis will start manufacturing the EVs here.
Stellantis makes the incredibly terrible Dodge Charger in Ontario. No one is buying them. Stellantis has no idea how to make cars.
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.’