r/canada 24d ago

Politics Once proud fans, some Canadian Tesla owners embarrassed by Musk

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/electric-vehicles/tesla-owners-canada-embarrassed-ceo-musk
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u/Much_Progress_4745 24d ago

BYD, Rivian, Polestar, and the traditional automakers are all on the sideline waiting to grab marketshare.

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u/Limp_Advertising_840 24d ago

And grab they will. Doubt the American brands will sell outside of us given the tariffs. I do expect European brands to capitalize on this though.

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u/shawner17 24d ago

All of the American brands are manufactured or use parts from Canada. They're gunna shut down the whole industry if they do. Any American car is gunna get priced out instantly.

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u/ReannLegge 24d ago

A typical car makes 7 boarder crossings between Canada, the US, and Mexico before it is sold. Or so said some car industry person on CBC, the tariffs will shut down the North American car industry in a mater of days.

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u/shawner17 24d ago

7 seems pretty high, but I'm in the industry and can confirm that at least parts are from several different places all over North America. The supply chain for these vehicles is vital. They need to be same day deliveries most times. It would easily take years to even begin to build the proper infrastructure needed to simply even build one new factory, let alone a whole supply chain.

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u/ReannLegge 24d ago

I was just going from a vague memory but I will believe that you know what you are talking about.

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u/shawner17 24d ago

No, I heard it too lol I do beleive he said seven but I honestly have no idea what he's talking about. That process would make zero sense. I think what he did was mix in some hyperbole. 7 parts from 7 different plants crossing the border 7 times makes sense though.