China-EV Index
Each month, the China-EV Index measures what visitors to China-EV Canada asked for: how many people used a form to be contacted about a Chinese electric vehicle, and for which models, brands and provinces. It tracks demand before these vehicles are even available in Canada.
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Suggested credit : China-EV Canada, contact requests for Chinese EVs, October 2026.
The latest issue
asked to be contacted about a Chinese electric vehicle
2,283 requests
Read the full study →By brand
| Brand | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BYD | 1,396 | 83.3% |
| Xiaomi | 126 | 7.5% |
| Zeekr | 113 | 6.7% |
| Chery (Omoda, Jaecoo) | 75 | 4.5% |
| XPeng | 59 | 3.5% |
| Dongfeng (Voyah) | 46 | 2.7% |
| NIO | 19 | 1.1% |
By model
| Model | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BYD Seal | 438 | 26.1% |
| BYD Atto 3 | 399 | 23.8% |
| BYD Seagull | 293 | 17.5% |
| BYD Shark 6 | 131 | 7.8% |
| Xiaomi SU7 | 126 | 7.5% |
| BYD Dolphin | 108 | 6.4% |
| BYD Seal U | 73 | 4.4% |
| BYD Tang | 68 | 4.1% |
| Zeekr 001 | 61 | 3.6% |
| XPeng G6 | 59 | 3.5% |
By province
| Province | People | Share | per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 652 | 38.9% | 4.01 |
| Quebec | 505 | 30.1% | 5.57 |
| British Columbia | 300 | 17.9% | 5.25 |
| Alberta | 187 | 11.2% | 3.67 |
| Nova Scotia | 26 | 1.6% | 2.36 |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | 0.8% | 1.02 |
| Manitoba | 11 | 0.7% | 0.72 |
Method
The Index is built from the requests actually submitted through the forms on china-ev.ca. Here is how the figures are produced.
- •Source: requests sent through the vehicle forms on china-ev.ca, from June 28, 2026 to October 9, 2026 at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
- •Who is counted: people who gave a phone number and ticked the box agreeing to be contacted by China-EV Canada and its partner dealerships. People without a phone number or this consent are excluded from the total.
- •Unit: one person is one email address. A person may have made more than one request.
- •Privacy: only totals are published. Any group of fewer than 10 people is left out.
- •Population: Statistics Canada preliminary estimates for July 1, 2026 (Table 17-10-0009-01).
- •It is not a poll: these are self-selected readers of one website, not a representative sample.
What this data does not show
The Index describes what visitors to China-EV Canada asked for. It does not claim to measure anything else.
- •It does not measure what “Canada” wants: it only describes what visitors to China-EV Canada asked for.
- •These are not sales figures: these vehicles are not yet for sale in Canada.
- •It is not a representative sample of the Canadian population.
Archive of issues
The next issue (October 2026) will be published on November 5, 2026.