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Canada auto industryPart 1
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Where is Your Car Made?
Where Should a New Bridge be Built?
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Trading Partners
• Canada is our largest trading partner• We share the world’s largest bilateral trading
relationship
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Canada is the most important export destination for 70% of the 50 states—including Minnesota!
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Canada’s Rank for States’ Exports of Goods
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“Making Things Together”
• Many products cross the border several times during production. A final product often has significant content from both countries
• More than 40% of Canada-U.S. trade is within-firm trade (e.g., Ford & General Motors)
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Canada’s Automotive Industry
• The automotive industry is Canada’s largest manufacturing sector & is 17% of North America vehicle production
• Canada is the world’s 6th largest exporter of automotive products
• Canada produces many different cars including:
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• Acura• Buick• Chevrolet• Chrysler• Dodge• Ford• GMC• Honda• Lexus• Lincoln• Mercury• Toyota• VW
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Ontario
• Center of Canada’s auto manufacturing, producing over 2 million vehicles in 2012
• The province of Ontario produces more vehicles than the state of Michigan
• The major locations in southern Ontario include Windsor, Oshawa, Waterloo region, London & Toronto
• Major companies include Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Denso, Linamar, & Magna
• Companies collaborate with 150 university, college, & research centers
• Large number of engineers
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Competitive Advantage• Welcoming business environment• Highly educated workers• Lower labor costs—wages & health care• Sound economy• Financial stability• Low tax rates• Research & development • Secure infrastructure• High standard of living
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General Motors Manufacturing Facilities
• The Oshawa Assembly Plant has 2 production lines• The Flex Line builds the Chevrolet Camaro, Camaro
Convertible, Camaro ZL1, Buick Regal (eAssist & GS)• The Consolidated Line assembles the Chevrolet
Impala & Equinox
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Honda of Canada Mfg, Alliston Ontario
• Plant 1 builds Civic Coupe & Sedan; Plant 2 builds CR-V, Acura MDX, ZDX & Civic Sedan
• Produced 234,052 vehicles (2011)• Employs 4200 personnel
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• More trade flows between Windsor, Ontario & Detroit, Michigan than through any other border crossing in the world. Trucks carry 80% of Canada's trade with the U.S.—one truck crosses the Canada-U.S. border every 2 seconds