Car Affordability Crisis debunked: Toyota vs GM. Canada allowing BYD, Changan, Chery, Geely, Great Wall & SAIC open access. Vancouver-bound soon!.

About this episode

The episode discusses the car affordability crisis, comparing Toyota and GM, and the impact of low tariffs on Chinese cars in Canada.

We put hard numbers to the claims of car affordability. Best seller from 1981 to today's eqivalent. No comparison! Tell us why why we're wrong! Canada strikes back with low tariffs on Chinese cars. Are they harming themselves out of spite? We're going to the Vancouver Auto Show to gauge consumer response. We love to hear from you (warts & all) CarsThePodcast@gmail.com Catch Joe's videos at FastCarsAndFreedom2

People in this episode

Hosts: Don Swier, Joe Black

Topics covered

• car affordability
• automotive news
• Chinese cars
• consumer response
• Vancouver Auto Show

Keywords

• car affordability
• Toyota
• GM
• Chinese cars
• Vancouver Auto Show
• tariffs
• consumer response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Toyota, GM, BYD, Changan, Chery, Geely, Great Wall, SAIC

Places: Canada, Vancouver

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