"As the Detroit Three automakers have made fewer cars in Canada over the past decade, Japanese car makers have kept their Canadian footprint consistent, according to a new report. The findings by the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing, a non-profit think-tank at Western University that analyzes manufacturing in Ontario, show a decline in the overall number of cars made in Canada compared to a decade ago. In 2016, 2.3 million cars were assembled in the country; by 2025, that figure fell to 1.2 million."
"Workers assemble the components of a BrightDrop delivery van at General Motors' CAMI EV plant in Ingersoll, Ont., in November 2022. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) And when it comes to employment in assembly plants, the Trillium Network says Japanese carmakers are also outpacing the Detroit Three jobs with the U.S.-based automakers accounted for 60 per cent of all such employment in Canada in 2015, falling to 38 per cent in 2024."
Canadian vehicle assembly declined from about 2.3 million units in 2016 to roughly 1.2 million in 2025. U.S.-based automakers Ford, Stellantis and General Motors saw their share of Canadian production fall from 56% in 2016 to 23% in 2025. Japanese manufacturers Honda and Toyota increased their share of Canadian car production from 44% to 77% over the same period. Assembly employment shifted similarly, with U.S. automakers accounting for 60% of assembly jobs in 2015 and 38% in 2024, while Japanese firms held just over 60% of assembly employment by 2024. Popular models like the Honda Civic and Toyota RAV4 support Japanese manufacturing presence.
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