The probable reason why the FT86 is going to be a SCION in NA and not a Toyota is that the FT86 is an unproven design with unknown reliability.
JD Power's 2011 Vehicle Dependability Study
Toyota is ranked #5 - 122
Scion is ranked #22 - 166 problems per 100 vehicles
Lincoln, Lexus , Jaguar, Porsche, Toyota are the Top 5 in order.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/17/j...ncoln-best-b/2