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Ontario's Auto Industry: Driving the Future


In the increasingly competitive auto industry, Ontario has emerged as North America's success story. Our auto corridor is home to six of the world's top automakers and they produce more vehicles than any other North American jurisdiction.

map of automakers locations in Ontario\

Auto Assembly Plants
1  Brampton/Windsor
2Oakville/St. Thomas
3Oshawa
4Alliston
5Woodstock 2008 Cambridge
6Ingersoll
7St. Thomas
8Chatham

It's also home to 450+ auto parts manufacturers. They're all here because Ontario offers powerful business advantages:

  • a highly developed and integrated automotive industry
  • an outstanding workforce
  • an extensive R&D infrastructure
  • a positive investment climate
  • unparalleled market access
If you're looking to locate or expand your business or conduct leading edge R&D come and grow your business in Ontario.


Ontario: North American's automotive powerhouse

Cars and trucks are big business in Ontario. Our industry manufactured more than 2.5 million vehicles in 2007—that's one in six vehicles in North America—and exported about 85% of them to the U.S. and around the world.

Auto Parts Plants
RegionNumber of
parts sites
Barrie31  
Belleville11  
Bracebridge6
Brantford14  
Brockville2
Burlington29  
Chatham37  
Cochrane1
Cornwall3
Goderich6
Guelph36  
Hamilton27  
Hawkesbury1
Kingston7
Kitchener-Waterloo61  
Lindsay2
London46  
Mississauga137    
Napanee1
North Bay2
Orangeville17  
Oshawa26  
Ottawa12  
Owen Sound4
Perth4
Peterborough12  
Port Hope1
Renfrew1
Sarnia7
Sault Ste. Marie8
Simcoe2
St. Catharines45  
St. Thomas20  
Stratford22  
Sudbury4
Toronto169    
Windsor107    
Woodstock35  

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