Why doesn’t Canada have a car brand?
Many countries with developed auto industries have their national brand: Japan, Germany, Italy, the UK, US, Korea and China, etc. Why does Canada not have a national car brand? Is it too late? We have the materials and factories and labour force.
Edit: thanks for the conversation! I learned a few things:
- Ford, GM, and formerly Chrysler are the big 3 US automakers.
- Some car models that are/were sold by these American companies have been designed and manufactured in Canada.
- Canada isn't well-known (yet) on the world stage for its contributions to the automotive industry.
- Toyota RAV4-which is assembled in Canada(not US) and designed specifically for Canadian climate- outsold Ford's F150 in 2024 to become the most popular N. American vehicle. Trump wants to stop that with his tariffs.