Chinesische EVs werden den kanadischen Automarkt nicht brechen – aber sie könnten ihn verbessern

They will break the market today as long as we are still locked in with CUSMA .

You have to weigh if that is worth it right now or not , nothing can be singularized in this trade war.

China poses a serious threat to Canadian interests in a number of ways, including in aligning with Russian interests in the Canadian arctic.

I would rather Canada aligned its auto sector with allies.

South Korea, Japan and the EU are the kind of trading partners we should be building relationships with.

If you’re interested in reading about things like this, the following are excerpts from CSIS 2024 public report;

“With one of the world’s largest and most active security intelligence systems, the PRC poses the greatest counter-intelligence threat to Canada. “

“In Canada, they have targeted all levels of government, Canadian citizens, and Chinese communities to advance the PRC’s national interests.

The Ministry of State Security (MSS) and the Military Intelligence Directorate apply a variety of methods, including leveraging social media and job advertising platforms and offering financial incentives, to recruit individuals to provide the PRC with privileged or classified government documents or proprietary information.”

“The MSS, the Ministry of Public Security, and the United Front Work Department—the CCP’s primary foreign interference administrative arm—also try to recruit people to spy on Canadians who challenge the narratives promoted by the CCP leadership, thereby undermining Canadian values.

This kind of foreign interference can include coercing a victim to return to the PRC or threatening their family members in China.

The PRC largely targets those it sees as posing a threat to CCP rule, such as human rights activists, political dissidents, journalists, and members of religious and ethnic minority groups.

These malign activities compromise the safety, security and rights of Canadians.”

“the PRC employs deceptive and clandestine means to attempt to influence Canadian policy-making at all levels of government (municipal, provincial, federal, Indigenous), and broader civil society, such as non-governmental organizations, media, and academia.

Such activity, which seeks to advance PRC national interests while also trying to mask the CCP’s hand, aims to weaken Canada’s democratic institutions and processes. “

“CCP-friendly narratives inundate Chinese-language media in Canada. The PRC actively seeks to shape public opinion to gain support for its strategic objectives, while undermining alternative viewpoints, particularly those critical of the CCP.

The CCP controls narratives by limiting opportunities for dissenting voices and media organizations to operate in Canada; by providing economic incentives to journalists and media outlets to publish CCP approved content; and by fostering self-censorship through threats and punishments.”

“The PRC has repeatedly shown that it is willing to use clandestine and deceptive means to acquire intellectual property and emerging technologies, most notably those related to artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, and aerospace from Canada and its allies to provide PRC companies and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with competitive and strategic advantages.

With its advanced economy and cutting-edge research expertise, in 2024, Canada was a frequent target of pernicious PRC activities that threatened Canada’s economic prosperity. “

https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/corporate/publications/csis-public-report-2024/intelligence-operations.html#moc5

From Canadas 2025-2026 Cyber Assessment;

“The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) expansive and aggressive cyber program presents the most sophisticated and active state cyber threat to Canada today.

The PRC conducts cyber operations against Canadian interests to serve high-level political and commercial objectives, including espionage, intellectual property (IP) theft, malign influence, and transnational repression.

Among our adversaries, the PRC cyber program’s scale, tradecraft, and ambitions in cyberspace are second to none.”

https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/national-cyber-threat-assessment-2025-2026#esummary

It’s ridiculous they are not being sold here. Some go for 15k Canadian and would allow those who can’t afford to purchase an EV get one. It would literally force all our auto sector to need to reduce their prices on EVs, offer cheaper options, or get used to lower sales. This helps with Canadian affordability and is a positive for Canadians. Most vehicles here new are out of reach for many to afford so I see this as a win. 

By putting our assembly jobs in Southern Ontario at risk? No thanks, keep the tariffs high on any car China puts out.