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Automotive Manufacturing in Canada

Few regions take volume manufacturing as seriously as Canada's automotive heartland. Ontario is the second-largest vehicle-producing region in North America after Michigan, assembling roughly 1.3 million vehicles a year for five major automakers1. The tool, die, and mould capability that feeds that output, much of it clustered around Windsor, is exactly what automotive parts demand.

Aluminum and steel dominate, usually under tight cosmetic and functional requirements with PPAP-style documentation where it counts. A domestic base keeps tooling close, shortening the loop between a design change and parts in hand at production volume.

Sources 1. Invest Ontario, Automotive

ISO 9001CWBAS9100ITAR
Coverage across CanadaQualified manufacturing capacity by Canadian province.Ontario: ~90k parts/moAlberta: ~16k parts/moQuebec: ~10k parts/moBritish Columbia: ~10k parts/moNova Scotia: ~6k parts/moManitoba: ~4k parts/moSaskatchewan: ~2k parts/moOnt.~90kAlta.~16kQue.~10kB.C.~10kN.S.~6kMan.~4kSask.~2k~140,000parts / month
About 140,000 automotive parts per month of qualified manufacturing capacity across Canada.

What automotive work needs

  • Repeatable production quality
  • Tool, die, and mold capability
  • Aluminum and steel at volume
  • PPAP-style documentation where needed

Qualification and capability

Common materials
Aluminum, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Plastics, Brass, Tool Steel
Processes
CNC Milling, CNC Turning, Fabrication, Welding, Inspection, Assembly
Advanced equipment
CMM, 5-Axis Machining, Wire EDM, Live Tooling, Mill-Turn, Sinker EDM

A domestic supply base keeps tooling close and shortens the loop between design changes and parts.