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Tesla Grabs 12% of Canada’s China-EV Quota Before Rivals Move (eletric-vehicles.com)
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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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[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 3 points 39 minutes ago

IIRC Tesla vendors were using provincial carbon credits illegally (they were selling car to themselves and grabbing the credit for daddy Musk or something like that). Sadly I cannot find any articles, it was 2-3 years ago

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

At this pace, Tesla could claim a large share of the 24,500 ceiling before the window closes at the end of August.

Fuck no, they actually have to sell the cars and they dropped sales 64% in 2025 and are still dropping, in a market with little competition. No one wants a Tesla.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 hours ago

Fuck you Tesla.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This is also the irony with the EU EV market. Most Chinese EVs are from European car companies, but made in China, because it is cheaper.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Not exactly, some are being built in EU. Magna is building Xpeng SUVs in Austria.