For anyone wondering. BYD is all over Europe, Central and South America and Japan.
It’s only North America that was gatekeeping it out.
Gecks777 on
Good to see. I feel for autoworkers who feel attacked by Chinese EVs entering our country; if that was how I put food on the table, I would hate it too.
But this Iran mess has shown how vital it is for countries to electrify and diversify away from oil and gas, if only for security reasons. In a free market economy, cheap EVs that ordinary people can afford are how you get that done
houseonpost on
Will there be a dealership in every province? If not, can someone from Saskatchewan buy for Alberta? Would there be double taxes?
ethereal3xp on
No thanks.
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>BYD wants to establish 20 dealerships within a year, starting in the Toronto area, followed by Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary, he said.
I think BYD likes Toronto because metro Toronto is the biggest potential market in Canada. Having said that, BC is one of the two provinces in Canada with the highest EV penetration (the other province is Quebec), and within BC, the city with the highest penetration of EVs is Vancouver. So it is interesting that Toronto got a higher priority than Vancouver from BYD, but I guess they are looking at the overall potential market size.
One more thing, here are the EV sales growth percentages for various continents around the world, from January to September of 2025:
>Global: 14.7 million (+26%)
>
>China: 9.0 million (+24%)
>
>Europe: 3.0 million (+32%)
>
>North America: 1.5 million (+11%)
>
>Rest of World: 1.2 million (+48%)
Canada and the US are like the stragglers in the world when it comes to the growth of EV adoption.
pyfinx on
I am finally maybe able to get that used Toyota Corolla with 220,000km for under $40k thank goodness!!
green_link2 on
competition is fantastic. my only question is……what models and prices? i’m not buying a $50,000+ EV
etoyoc_yrgnuh on
I want to love you BYD. Bretty Young Ding.
happypenguin460 on
Good. Open it all up. Why are we protecting dying American industry?
Euler007 on
Same news keeps rerunning for weeks. Nothing new until we get pricing, models, location and dates.
PurpleCaterpillar82 on
I’m definitely stopping by one of them to check them out. Not saying ima buy. I’m still good with my 16 year old Japanese made sedan. But I’m surely gonna see what these rides are all about
Fluid_Lingonberry467 on
Wow the Chinese bots are going strong here.
Zealousideal_Vast799 on
Wait till they find out that it takes a year to get a permit in most municipalities. Welcome to Canada
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Gross.
Finally some good news
More competition is always better
this is a win
Curious if they will import slave labor for sales as well as manufacturing?
Yuge win 🏆
After getting around the paywall, I don’t think there’s much here but a video that doesn’t play in the cached version. [Here ](https://electrek.co/2026/03/24/byd-plans-20-canadian-dealerships-toronto-first/)is an article with more details.
For anyone wondering. BYD is all over Europe, Central and South America and Japan.
It’s only North America that was gatekeeping it out.
Good to see. I feel for autoworkers who feel attacked by Chinese EVs entering our country; if that was how I put food on the table, I would hate it too.
But this Iran mess has shown how vital it is for countries to electrify and diversify away from oil and gas, if only for security reasons. In a free market economy, cheap EVs that ordinary people can afford are how you get that done
Will there be a dealership in every province? If not, can someone from Saskatchewan buy for Alberta? Would there be double taxes?
No thanks.
BYD welcome screen – please input your name, address, credit card.
Based on a [Globe and Mail report, BYD is focusing on Toronto first, then Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary in that order](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-china-ev-maker-byd-auto-dealerships-canada):
>BYD wants to establish 20 dealerships within a year, starting in the Toronto area, followed by Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary, he said.
I think BYD likes Toronto because metro Toronto is the biggest potential market in Canada. Having said that, BC is one of the two provinces in Canada with the highest EV penetration (the other province is Quebec), and within BC, the city with the highest penetration of EVs is Vancouver. So it is interesting that Toronto got a higher priority than Vancouver from BYD, but I guess they are looking at the overall potential market size.
One more thing, here are the EV sales growth percentages for various continents around the world, from January to September of 2025:
>Global: 14.7 million (+26%)
>
>China: 9.0 million (+24%)
>
>Europe: 3.0 million (+32%)
>
>North America: 1.5 million (+11%)
>
>Rest of World: 1.2 million (+48%)
https://electrek.co/2025/10/14/us-europe-china-drive-global-ev-sales-to-record-highs/
Canada and the US are like the stragglers in the world when it comes to the growth of EV adoption.
I am finally maybe able to get that used Toyota Corolla with 220,000km for under $40k thank goodness!!
competition is fantastic. my only question is……what models and prices? i’m not buying a $50,000+ EV
I want to love you BYD. Bretty Young Ding.
Good. Open it all up. Why are we protecting dying American industry?
Same news keeps rerunning for weeks. Nothing new until we get pricing, models, location and dates.
I’m definitely stopping by one of them to check them out. Not saying ima buy. I’m still good with my 16 year old Japanese made sedan. But I’m surely gonna see what these rides are all about
Wow the Chinese bots are going strong here.
Wait till they find out that it takes a year to get a permit in most municipalities. Welcome to Canada