Toyota commits to building cars in Canada as rivals cut back

Toyota's updated hybrid Lexus NX will roll out of its plant in Cambridge, Ontario, starting in December. The complex also builds the RAV4 and the Lexus RX, and about 85 per cent of what it makes is exported, mostly to the US.

Built in Ontario last year

537,518 vehicles

Toyota's Ontario plants built 537,518 vehicles last year, making it the largest vehicle manufacturer in Canada.

“We're fully committed to making cars in Canada for the long-term.”

— Scott MacKenzie, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Cutting back in Canada

• GM: a shift cut at its truck plant near Toronto
• GM: output ended in Ingersoll, Ontario
• Stellantis: production halted at a Toronto-area plant
• Honda: a $15 billion EV battery plan scrapped

Other carmakers are cutting back in Canada under US tariffs, and the White House threatens to raise auto tariffs to 50 per cent without a broader trade deal by Jan 1.