Buying Canadian has, very rightly, become a wide-spread mantra these past few weeks. Many of us have collectively discovered the value in using our wallets to protect our own interests. As the child of an auto worker, I know first-hand what happens when Canadians buy the cars their neighbours build. It creates stable jobs, supports middle-class families, and gives young people prosperous futures.
When it comes to supporting the Canadian economy with your vehicle purchase, there are a couple of things you need to know. One is that there are currently no Canadian-owned automakers. However, there are five global automakers with manufacturing facilities in Canada, as well as parts manufacturers and smaller producers in peripheral industries.
No car is fully tariff-proof. Parts can move back and forth across borders during the assembly process, sometimes more than once. If tariffs on the automotive industry ever do come fully into play, many new vehicles will be affected. But by choosing a Canadian-built vehicle, you’re protecting jobs and contributing directly to the country’s economy. Right now, there’s stronger case for that than ever before.
Below, you’ll find an outline of the 10 car and truck nameplates presently built in Canadian assembly plants in 2025. Statistics shown are gathered from the Automotive News Data Center and the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association.
General Motors Canada
Where its cars are built: Currently, General Motors (GM) has one assembly plant producing light passenger vehicles in Canada, which is Oshawa Assembly in Oshawa, Ontario. The automaker has a second facility, CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario, which builds commercial electric delivery vans.
Markets: GM vehicles built in Canada are sold in Canada and the United States.
Chevrolet Silverado and Chevrolet Silverado HD
Where it’s assembled: General Motors Oshawa Assembly, Oshawa, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 152,190
Vehicles resumed rolling off the line in Oshawa in 2021 after a three-year shutdown that was announced as a full closure. Since then, Oshawa Assembly has been producing the Chevrolet Silverado and Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty. (Note the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GM’s electric truck, is not assembled in Canada. Instead, it’s built in Detroit, Michigan.)
Honda of Canada Mfg.
Where its cars are built: Honda of Canada Mfg., Honda Canada’s manufacturing division, has a single campus with three production lines in Alliston, Ontario. This facility is currently undergoing a six-year expansion project to allow for more hybrid and electric-vehicle production.
Markets: 79% of the vehicles Honda builds in Canada are sold in the United States, while the rest remain in Canada.
Honda CR-V
Where it’s assembled: Honda of Canada Mfg., Alliston, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 214,095
Production of the Honda CR-V began in Canada in 2012 on Honda of Canada Mfg.’s second line in Alliston. Later, in 2023, when the Honda CR-V Hybrid became available in Canada as an all-wheel-drive version was added to the line-up, that powertrain was added to Alliston’s output. This makes the CR-V the second-highest production volume vehicle in Canada.
Honda Civic
Where it’s assembled: Honda of Canada Mfg., Alliston, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 206,455
The Honda Civic has been built at Honda of Canada Mfg. since 1988. This includes the new 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid, which contributed to the Civic being named the 2025 Canadian Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. (And rarely has a car been deserving of that title on so many levels!) The Civic also regained its title of best-selling car in Canada for 2024 after relinquishing it for two years to the Toyota Corolla. In terms of production output, the Honda Civic is in third place among the highest-production-volume vehicles in Canada.
Stellantis Canada
Where its cars are built: As of this writing, all Stellantis vehicles assembled in Canada are built at Windsor Assembly in Windsor, Ontario. Stellantis’ Brampton Assembly in Brampton, Ontario, has been closed for retooling since December 2024.
Markets: According to Stellantis PR, “the majority (of the company’s Canadian production) is intended for markets outside of Canada.”
Chrysler Pacifica
Where it’s assembled: Stellantis Windsor Assembly, Windsor, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 107,668
Opened in 1928, Windsor Assembly is one of Canada’s longest continuously operating automotive production facilities. Minivan assembly began there in 1983, and currently Windsor is the sole Stellantis facility manufacturing minivans globally. Both the V6 and the plug-in hybrid versions of the Chrysler Pacifica have been assembled here since they launched for the 2017 model year.
Chrysler Grand Caravan/Voyager
Where it’s assembled: Stellantis Windsor Assembly, Windsor, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 51,502
When the Chrysler Pacifica received a facelift for 2021, Stellantis continued assembling vans using its original parts under a new nameplate. In the U.S., this de-featured version of the Pacifica is known as the Chrysler Voyager. Here in Canada, though, Stellantis capitalized on the longstanding name recognition of the Dodge Grand Caravan — which ended production in 2020 — and called this version the Chrysler Grand Caravan. All three vans are currently built on the same platform at Windsor Assembly.
Dodge Charger
Where it’s assembled: Stellantis Windsor Assembly, Windsor, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: Not published
The Dodge Charger is still built in Canada, but production has moved from Brampton to Windsor and it’s a much different car today. The Hemi V8s are gone, and the two-door Dodge Charger Daytona EV is now being assembled alongside Stellantis’s minivan portfolio as of the middle of 2024. It’s soon to be followed by the four-door version and the Dodge Charger Sixpack, the gas-powered iteration of the same vehicle.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Where its cars are built: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC), the manufacturing division of Toyota Canada, has three assembly plants at two locations. Two of these are based in Cambridge, Ontario, known separately as Cambridge North and Cambridge South; while a third facility is located in Woodstock, Ontario.
Markets: 82% of TMMC’s production is destined for the United States. The rest of the vehicles are sold in Canada.
Toyota RAV4
Where it’s assembled: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Cambridge, Ontario; Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Woodstock, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 368,577
Canada’s best-selling SUV in 2024 — and the country’s second-best seller overall, behind only the Ford F-Series — is built right here at home. The Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid is put together on the assembly lines at TMMC’s Cambridge North and Woodstock West facilities. This dual-line allocation makes the RAV4 the most-produced vehicle in the country by more than 150,000 units. Note that the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in, the PHEV version of this popular crossover, is imported from Japan.
Lexus RX
Where it’s assembled: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Cambridge, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 111,220
TMMC Cambridge South opened in 1988, and when production of the Lexus RX mid-size luxury crossover began in 2000, it became the first assembly plant outside of Japan to build Lexus vehicles. Three versions of the RX are built here today: the RX 350 gas-only model; and the RX 350h and 500h hybrids. The plug-in hybrid RX 450h+ is imported from Japan.
Lexus NX
Where it’s assembled: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Cambridge, Ontario
Units produced in 2024: 53,787
As the Lexus NX entered its second generation for the 2022 model year, it joined the Toyota RAV4 on the assembly line at TMMC Cambridge North. The gas-only NX 250 and NX 350, as well as the hybrid NX 350h, are currently built in Canada. As with other Toyota and Lexus plug-in hybrid vehicles, the Lexus NX 450h+ is imported into Canada from Japan.
Vehicles not currently being built in Canada
Before CAMI Assembly was retooled to build BrightDrop commercial electric vans, the Chevrolet Equinox was assembled there. Production of that compact SUV has now moved to Mexico.
The Lincoln Nautilus, which formerly was assembled at Ford Canada’s Oakville Assembly in Oakville, Ontario, is now being built in China. The Ford Edge shared the Nautilus’s line and has been discontinued. Oakville Assembly is currently in shut-down as it’s retooled for Ford Super Duty production, which is slated to begin sometime in 2026.
While the new Dodge Charger is now being assembled in Windsor, the Dodge Challenger and Chrysler 300 — which were formerly built at Brampton Assembly — have both been discontinued. (Functionally, the Challenger’s two-door coupe layout has been rolled into the Charger nameplate for the new generation.)
And remember the Ford GT? The Blue Oval’s supercar was also built in Canada by Multimatic at their Markham, Ontario facility. Production ended in 2023. Since then, however, Multimatic’s Markham campus has been tasked with transforming Michigan-born Ford Mustangs into the company’s flagship Mustang GTD supercar—yes, even the Spirit of America edition of the thing.
Other types of vehicles assembled in Canada
We tend to talk about mass-market cars when we discuss Canadian automotive production, but the industry spans a great deal more.
There’s the Chevy BrightDrop electric commercial van, which we’ve mentioned. And in Boucherville, Quebec, a small manufacturer called Campagna Motors builds the Campagna T-Rex, a road-legal three-wheeled open-wheel sports car. Campagna was established in 1988, and the T-Rex was designed by Quebec’s Paul Deutschman. Bombardier Recreational Products in Valcourt, Quebec, produces all manner of recreational vehicles including snowmobiles, ATVs, and motorcycles. And in Newmarket, Ontario, Terradyne Armoured Vehicles manufactures five different armoured cars for law enforcement, military, and civilian clientele.
Canada is also home to multiple bus manufacturers, including New Flyer in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Girardin Blue Bird in Drummondville, Quebec; NovaBus in Saint-Eustache, Quebec; Prevost in Sainte-Claire, Quebec; and GreenPower in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Numerous trailer and RV manufacturers are Canadian-owned, including large companies such as Safari Condo in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec; Prolite Trailers in Saint-Jerome, Quebec; General Coach Canada in Hensall, Ontario; Triple E Recreational Vehicles in Winkler, Manitoba; and Escape Trailers in Chilliwack, B.C.; as well as smaller trailer manufactures like Northern Teardrop Trailers in Salmo, B.C.; and Armadillo Trailers in Armstrong, B.C.
Plus, there are hundreds of parts manufacturers founded and headquartered in Canada. Some of the largest include Magna International in Aurora, Ontario; Linamar Corporation in Guelph, Ontario; Martinrea International in Concord, Ontario; Plasman in Oldcastle, Ontario; and ABC Technologies in Toronto.
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