We've been making cars and trucks in Ontario for more than a century and our industry encompasses the entire supply chain from materials production and tool, dye and mould making through to parts manufacturing and vehicle assembly.

Over the years we've developed expertise in key areas of green auto research and production including:

• materials and manufacturing
• powertrain components and systems
• fuels and emissions
• design processes
• intelligent systems and sensors
• photonics and intelligent highway systems.

Helping to keep our industry at the leading-edge of green innovation are thousands of researchers at 30 publicly funded research facilities, including the Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (CAM), the Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) and the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI).

Programs such as our OntarioBioCar Initiative, Green Auto Powertrain and the Initiative for Automotive Manufacturing Innovation facilitate collaboration among our automotive researchers. And to ensure speedy commercialization of research breakthroughs AUTO21 and the Centre of Excellence for Materials Manufacturing connect scientists with companies.