cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/9271804
Tesla has used about 12% of Canada’s first-window quota for Chinese-built EVs, the only automaker yet to move volume under the new system announced last January.
Global Affairs Canada data show 2,910 vehicles imported under the quota as of May 29, against a cap of 24,500 for the window that opened March 1 and runs to August 31.
The figures leave 21,590 permits available.
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Car shipments from Shanghai adds roughly four to six weeks, so even permits filed on day one would not have landed cars much before mid-spring.
The 2,910 figure equals 11.9% of the window’s allocation, and competitors have yet to register a single unit.
At this pace, Tesla could claim a large share of the 24,500 ceiling before the window closes at the end of August.
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Not exactly, some are being built in EU. Magna is building Xpeng SUVs in Austria.
Xpeng is clearly a Chinese car company though. I am talking about the BMW iX3, Mini Aceman or Cupra Tavascan. All those are European brands and developed by them, but made in Chinese factories and then shipped to the EU. Pretty sure most people would presume they are made in Germany, UK and Spain or so.
Also, some of those “European” companies have been Chinese owned for a while. Companies like Geely and SAIC are behind Volvo / Polestar, Lotus, LEVC, MG, Maxus, etc.