How are you certain that this Corolla at a PA dealer was originally built for the Canadian market?
All Corolla's are built in Canada - the sticker on the driver's doorpanel should indicate that it was built at TMMC (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Cambridge). But as they're built they are built to specific government and retail specs for the distinct Canadian and US markets. Think of it cars coming off the like in this order...built for each individual market: CDN, US, US, US, US, CDN, US, US, US, US, US...
If it truly is a Canadian-destined Corolla, I'm pretty sure that the dealer is violating some part of it's dealer agreement (it is a Toyota dealer right?) and may have "difficulty" in getting warranty coverage. However depending on the State, you can import a Canadian vehicle and plate it in the US...there are some things that you "may" have to change (like the dash to display MPH more prominently rather than KM)...etc.
If you're uncertain, get the VIN and Call 1-888-TOYOTA-8 to verify. Might also want to Call Toyota in the US as well. I'm sure they would frown on this practice.
This is a chronic problem in Canada since there are usually price differences due to things like different standard & option packages, dollar conversion, market presures, etc. It's not unusual for cars to flow across the border like this. The loser is usually the consumer who gets a car who's warranty is nullified because the vehicle was imported improperly and without consent from Toyota Canada.
And yes...there ARE usually some differences between vehicles which are destined for the Canadian or US markets. For example, we can't get side-airbags on Corolla's in Canada.
All Corolla's are built in Canada - the sticker on the driver's doorpanel should indicate that it was built at TMMC (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Cambridge). But as they're built they are built to specific government and retail specs for the distinct Canadian and US markets. Think of it cars coming off the like in this order...built for each individual market: CDN, US, US, US, US, CDN, US, US, US, US, US...
If it truly is a Canadian-destined Corolla, I'm pretty sure that the dealer is violating some part of it's dealer agreement (it is a Toyota dealer right?) and may have "difficulty" in getting warranty coverage. However depending on the State, you can import a Canadian vehicle and plate it in the US...there are some things that you "may" have to change (like the dash to display MPH more prominently rather than KM)...etc.
If you're uncertain, get the VIN and Call 1-888-TOYOTA-8 to verify. Might also want to Call Toyota in the US as well. I'm sure they would frown on this practice.
This is a chronic problem in Canada since there are usually price differences due to things like different standard & option packages, dollar conversion, market presures, etc. It's not unusual for cars to flow across the border like this. The loser is usually the consumer who gets a car who's warranty is nullified because the vehicle was imported improperly and without consent from Toyota Canada.
And yes...there ARE usually some differences between vehicles which are destined for the Canadian or US markets. For example, we can't get side-airbags on Corolla's in Canada.
