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Chinese EVs in Canada: "they're going to have to produce"

Flavio Volpe's BNN Bloomberg interview puts local manufacturing at the center of a discussion that also has viewers asking about affordability.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 38,097 views a day, 25 times a normal first day on this channel (1,550).

If Chinese EVs 'have a permanent footprint here, they're going to have to produce': VolpeIf Chinese EVs 'have a permanent footprint here, they're going to have to produce': Volpe

BNN Bloomberg brought in Flavio Volpe to discuss what Chinese electric vehicles mean for Canada's auto industry, and the interview drew roughly 18,000 views in its first eight hours. That's already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a regular video.

Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, draws a distinction between selling cars in Canada and making them there. The title frames his position conditionally: if Chinese EV makers establish a permanent presence, he says, they will have to produce locally.

The comments bring that industry question down to the buying decision. Several viewers talk about wanting affordable cars or being willing to buy an EV built in Canada. Others question whether local production should be the standard for a lasting presence, pointing to other foreign brands sold in the country. Automation and its implications for factory workers also come up.

Alongside BNN Bloomberg's market roundups and coverage of Canadian takeover deals, this interview centers on a tangible question: not just which cars Canadians might buy, but where those cars would be made.

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The facts
Subscribers
187,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
744,969
Channel views, pace per day
76,112 (on a normal day: 120,750)
Video published
October 9, 2026
Video views so far
18,237 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
38,097

The numbers

The interview's early audience is unusually large for BNN Bloomberg. Its projected first-day total is an estimate, separate from the views it has already received.

the video's first day
usual first day here
1,550
this video
38,097
subscribers
187,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
99,139,914
views per day
76,112
typical day: 120,750
the video
views
18,237
likes
96
comments
51
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
As of October 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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