I don’t really have a problem with a certain amount of protectionism as a concept, but Canada has a long history of granting special privileges to specific companies in key industries, then sitting back while those powers are used to mercilessly abuse consumers. I’m not super confident this is going to be any different.
Sure. If it were well made, had a good safety record, affordable replacement parts and didn’t phone home.
Same considerations I give to any other car.
No, I prefer being alive
If they sold cars that killed the owners, then they wouldn’t be able to sell more cars.
Sure you can have pessimism, totally understandable, but you should temper that pessimism with a modicum of pragmatism.
Chinese is almost synonymous with “cheap, low quality products” and when you make a cheap low quality car, people die. They’re going to come up with the next Pinto, I’m sure of it.