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Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Evan Jozkowski Evan Jozkowski New York, United States Last Updated: January 2024 NAICS 33631CA

Revenue

$6.7bn

2024

$6.7bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

7,203

Businesses

112

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada industry analysis

Canadian automobile engine and parts manufacturers produce gasoline-powered engines and parts. The industry primarily consists of vertically integrated automobile manufacturers and large companies providing engines that fill contracts for automakers and aftermarkets. The COVID-19 pandemic severely eroded revenue in 2020 as high economic uncertainty caused decreased manufacturing activity, reducing downstream demand from automakers. Even so, manufacturers have benefited from torrid post-pandemic growth as the automotive supply chain reacts to pent-up demand for travel. Even so, companies have been unable to fully recoup pandemic-era revenue declines. Revenue has contracted at an expected CAGR of 1.8% to $6.5 billion through the current period, despite a 7.0% jump in 2024, where profit will reach 10.2%. 

Trends and Insights

  • Automobile engine and parts manufacturers struggled during the pandemic. Poor consumer confidence, low business sentiment and lockdown restrictions discouraged consumers from purchasing new vehicles and traveling.
  • New engines for automakers supply the majority of revenue. Consumers rarely purchase a new engine for a car repair, purchasing a new vehicle instead.
  • Ontario is Canada's leading manufacturing hub. As the most populous province, Ontario represents a majority of auto engine and parts manufacturers.
  • External competitors have cut into demand for automobile engines and parts. Electric vehicles have received significant government and public support, threatening long-term growth for combustion engine manufacturing.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $6.7bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The pandemic hindered automotive supply chains

  • The pandemic slammed consumer markets, slashing spending on big-ticket items like automobiles and repairs; similarly, poor economic conditions and weak corporate profit decimated end-user demand from businesses.
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Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

An improving economy will support growth

  • The Canadian economy will recover from the pandemic and high interest rates through the outlook period, encouraging consumers and businesses to purchase new vehicles and stimulating demand for new engines and parts.

Biggest companies in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
General Motors Company
886.3
N/A
N/A
Linamar Corporation
512.8
37.2
7.3
Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited
422.4
15.4
3.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Gasoline engines, Camshafts, crankshafts, piston rings and piston pins and Fuel injection systems. Gasoline engines is the largest segment of the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada.

Trends and Insights

New engines are the most popular product

  • More than three-quarters of revenue for engine and auto parts manufacturers comes from new engines. Automakers and aftermarkets consistently demand new combustion engines from automobile engine and parts manufacturers for new cars and repairs. Companies produce standard gasoline combustion engines alongside engines for diesel vehicles.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Automobile Engine and Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada is primarily engaged in manufacturing and rebuilding motor vehicle gasoline engines and engine parts, whether or not for vehicular use.

What's included in this industry?

Crankshaft Camshaft Fuel injection system Carburetor Piston and piston ring Fuel pump Timing gear and chain Engine valve Gasoline engine block

Companies

General Motors CompanyLinamar CorporationFord Motor Company of Canada Limited

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Related Terms

CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY (CAFE)ELECTRIC VEHICLEBIG THREE

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 336310 - Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Automobile engine and parts manufacturers struggled during the pandemic. Poor consumer confidence, low business sentiment and lockdown restrictions discouraged consumers from...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

New engines for automakers supply the majority of revenue. Consumers rarely purchase a new engine for a car repair, purchasing a new vehicle instead.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Ontario is Canada's leading manufacturing hub. As the most populous province, Ontario represents a majority of auto engine and parts manufacturers.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

External competitors have cut into demand for automobile engines and parts. Electric vehicles have received significant government and public support, threatening long-term g...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Vertically integrated auto manufacturers control the industry. These manufacturers benefit from greater stability and can easily leverage economies of scale.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of General Motors Company's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Linamar Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for General Motors Company, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Linamar Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Manufacturers must adhere to various emissions standards. Engines must pass certain fuel efficiency requirements, while companies must adhere to sustainable manufacturing pra...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Climbing input prices have created volatility. Companies have navigated global supply chain uncertainty surrounding metal, chemical and other input prices.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Assets (2017-2022)
  • Liabilities (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada in 2024?

The market size of the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada is $6.7bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada industry in 2024?

There are 112 businesses in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 1.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing market in Canada?

The biggest companies operating in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing market in Canada are General Motors Company, Linamar Corporation and Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited

What does the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada include?

Crankshaft and Camshaft are part of the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in Canada?

The company holding the most market share in Canada is General Motors Company.

How competitive is the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing industry in Canada.

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Competitors

  • Train, Subway & Transit Car Manufacturing in Canada

Complementors

  • Engine & Turbine Manufacturing in Canada
  • Car & Automobile Manufacturing in Canada
  • SUV & Light Truck Manufacturing in Canada
  • Automobile Electronics Manufacturing in Canada

International industries

  • Global Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing
  • Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in the US
  • Gear & Speed Changer Manufacturing in the US
  • Auto Parts Remanufacturing in the US
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia

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Key data sources in Canada include:

  • Statistics Canada
  • Industry Canada
  • Canadian Business Patterns

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