# BONUS: The American Who Built Canada’s Car

An episode of [CANADALAND](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/721048994), 31 Jul 2025, 0:55.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/688a8479fc150bcf7f994b59/media.mp3

When working on one of our episodes of the Politics edition about tariffs, senior producer, Aviva Lessard wondered why there are no Canadian car companies. This question felt like too much of a digression for the episode about tariffs, but in doing some research on it, Sam learned that we actually used to have Canadian car companies going all the way back to Confederation in 1867. So buckle up for the bumpy road that Canada's cars have traveled. Producers Aviva and James Nicholson join Sam in the backseat as he tells them all about it. Host: Sam Konnert Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher) Guests: Aviva Lessard, James Nicholson, Dimitry Anastakis Photo: Courtesy of Dimitry Anastakis and UT Press Additional music by Audio Network Further Reading: • The Bricklin — CBC Archives • The Bricklin, Documentary — History • Dream Car, by Dimitry Anastakis — UT Press • Visionary Vehicles • Project Arrow This show is available exclusively to Canadaland supporters. To become one, go to https://canadaland.com/join/. You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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