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Toyota commits to making cars in Canada as U.S. rivals downsize

Toyota calls Canada key to a localization push that has run for four decades, while it also recalls more than thirty thousand vehicles in the United States.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:50 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Overnight at 1:50 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Japan Times's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by The Japan Times: “Toyota commits to making cars in Canada as U.S. rivals downsize”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:50 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Canada, US.
BBN covered this story before: Disney's Dumbo remake, CNN's Canada launch, VisionQuest's AI cast (October 14).

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The Japan TimesToyota commits to making cars in Canada as U.S. rivals downsize

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorToyota says it is committing to building cars in Canada even as its American rivals shrink their operations there, and The Japan Times reports the company calls Canada a vital part of its global manufacturing network.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat network rests on a localization effort now four decades old, which means Toyota has been building where it sells for longer than many of its buyers have been alive.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo while the other guys pack up, Toyota is the one still showing up to the party and bringing a casserole.

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