The
automotive industry in Canada consists primarily of
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of foreign
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s, most with headquarters in the
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or
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, along with hundreds of manufacturers of automotive parts and systems.
The following automakers have plants in Canada:
General Motors CanadaGeneral Motors of Canada Limited is General Motors' Canadian division. Its national headquarters office, Canadian Regional Engineering Centre, and main manufacturing plants are located in Oshawa, Ontario. GM Canada is 100% owned by GM.As of Apr...
General Motors Canada
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FordFord Motor Company of Canada, Limited was founded in 1904 for the purpose of manufacturing and selling Ford automobiles in Canada and the British Empire. The Ford Motor Company in Detroit transferred the patent and selling rights to the Walkerville Wagon Company, in order to avoid the tariff rates...
Ford Motor Company of Canada
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Chrysler CanadaChrysler Canada Incorporated is Chrysler's Canadian subsidiary. Incorporated in 1925, the Chrysler Corporation of Canada gained complete control of a Maxwell-Chalmers plant in Windsor Ontario that had been used to manufacture some Chrysler models in the previous year...
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Navistar
Navistar (2005)
| Total motor vehicles |
Heavy trucks |
Bus and Coaches |
| 84 678 |
70 735 |
13 943 |
Toyota CanadaToyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota, Scion and Lexus cars, SUVs and trucks, and Toyota Industrial Equipment. Toyota Canada's head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax...
Toyota Canada-Hino Trucks
| Total motor vehicles |
Passenger cars |
Light commercial vehicles |
Heavy trucks |
| 287 394 (2008) |
2 000 |
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Honda CanadaHonda Canada Inc. is the Canadian division of the Honda Motor Company. Founded in 1969, Honda has been building cars in Canada since 1986. The head office is in Toronto, Ontario.-Corporate head office:...
Honda (2005)
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Passenger cars |
Vans and light trucks |
| 390 000 |
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Armet Armored Vehicles Limited
| Armet Armored Vehicles |
| Total motor vehicles |
Cars |
Trucks |
| N/A - customer orders |
N/A - customer orders |
N/A - customer orders |
Intermeccanica
| Intermeccanica |
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Cars |
| N/A - customer orders |
N/A - customer orders |
Nova Bus
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| Nova Bus |
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Buses |
| N/A - depending on orders |
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Orion International
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Daimler- Daimler with reference to motor vehicles :refers to:* Gottlieb Daimler , German automobile inventor- Business co-founded by Gottlieb Daimler :...
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| Orion International |
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Buses |
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N/A - depending on orders |
| Dupon Trolley |
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Buses |
Recreation vehicles |
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N/A - customer orders or re-builds |
N/A - customer orders |
See also
- Big Three automobile manufacturers
- Decentralization
__FORCETOC__Decentralization or decentralisation is the process of dispersing decision-making governance closer to the people and/or citizens. It includes the dispersal of administration or governance in sectors or areas like engineering, management science, political science, political economy,...
- Effects of the 2008-2010 automotive industry crisis on Canada
The Canadian auto industry is closely linked to the U.S., due to the Automotive Products Trade Agreement and later the North American Free Trade Agreement , and is in similar trouble...
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