Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. The Company is made up of two operating segments – the Industrial segment and the Mobility segment, both global leaders in manufacturing solutions and world-class developers of highly engineered products. The Industrial segment comprises Skyjack, MacDon and Salford. Skyjack manufactures scissor, boom and telehandler lifts for the aerial work platform industry. MacDon manufactures combine draper headers and self-propelled windrowers for the agricultural harvesting industry. Salford also supplies the agriculture market with farm tillage and crop fertilizer applicator equipment. The Mobility segment is subdivided into three regional groups: North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Within the Mobility segment, the regional groups are vertically integrated operations combining expertise in light metal casting, forging, machining and assembly for both the global electrified and traditionally powered vehicle markets. The Mobility segment products are focused on both components and systems for new energy powertrains, body and chassis, driveline, engine and transmission systems of these vehicles. In addition to the recently formed eLIN Product Solutions Group that focuses on Electrification, McLaren Engineering provides design, development, and testing services for the Mobility segment. Linamar’s recently announced medical solutions group, Linamar MedTech, focuses on manufacturing solutions for Medical Devices and Precision Medical Components. Linamar has 26,550 employees in 65 manufacturing locations, 14 R&D centres and 28 sales offices in 17 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia, which generated sales of $6.5 billion in 2021. It is Canada's second-largest

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(after Magna International). Based in

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, the company's various operations employ more than 29,000 persons worldwide in a total of 60 manufacturing plants, 8 R&D centers and 25 sales offices in 17 countries located in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Total sales in 2018 were $7.6 billion.

History

Linamar was founded in 1966 by the Hungarian refugee Ferenc (Frank) Hasenfratz who escaped from his country during the Russian crackdown precipitated by the

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. He had attended technical schools in Hungary and had been employed as a toolmaker. According to

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, he started the small operation in his basement in 1964 in

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. The company, with a staff of five, was incorporated in 1966 as Linamar Machine Limited, named after his two daughters, ''Li''nda and ''Na''ncy and his late wife ''Mar''garet. Linamar's first major contract was to manufacture automotive oil pumps for Ford. Hasenfratz (1935–2022) was the Chairman while the current CEO is Linda Hasenfratz; the company is headquartered in

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. Linamar is a major factor in the economy of Southern Ontario, Canada. As a result, the federal government agreed to provide $50.7 million in a repayable loan to Linamar through its Automotive Innovation Fund and the province pledged up to $50.25 million in a one-time grant in January 2015. That funding, plus an internal investment of $400 million (by the company) was intended for expansion that was expected to create 1,200 jobs in

by 2025. (Over 8000 people were employed by Linamar in that city at the time.) An early 2018 announcement indicated that the company would receive additional funding from the federal and provincial governments, up to $101 million, for expansion that would create 1500 additional jobs and maintain 8,000 others. CEO Linda Hasenfratz who is one of the members of the federal NAFTA advisory panel, told the news media that the funding would enable the expansion of its parts for conventional, hybrid, battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. At that time, the company employed 9,000 individuals in Canada, most in Guelph. The number of manufacturing plants in Ontario totaled, with all but one in Guelph. "We plan to continue to invest in this evolving factory of the future in many different ways with a focus on areas such as vision systems, collaborative advanced robotics, incorporating sensors into our products, and collecting that data to help us improve product design," she added. A federal government press release indicated that some of the funding would support artificial intelligence, three-dimensional printing and

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. The provincial government's release stated that the funding would enable the company to build next-generation transmissions and drive trains, high-efficiency engine parts and develop technologies for electric and connected vehicles and would also help create an innovation centre for R&D on artificial intelligence, machine learning, collaborative robotics and other technology. The company planned up to $500 million over the long term investing in high-tech programs such as artificial intelligence.

World presence

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The corporate office is located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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*Exkor Manufacturing

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*Skyjack Mfg. S.W.

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*Skyjack Product Support

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*Linamar Sales Corp. *Linamar U.S.A. INC. *McLaren Performance Technologies INC. (McLaren Engineering)

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*Linamar North Carolina (Pisgah & Mitchell locations) *Linamar Forgings Carolina, Inc. (LFC) *Linamar Light Metals Mills River, Inc. (LLMMR)

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*Engicom

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*Linamar Driveline Systems Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas *Montiac SA de CV, Torreon,

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* Linamar Saint-Chamond,

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, Rhone-Alpes * Linamar Montfaucon Transmission, Montfacon, Auvergne * Montupet SA,

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* Montupet SA Laigneville, Laigneville * Montupet SA Châteauroux,

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* Linamar Antriebstechnik GmbH (LAT),

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* Linamar Powertrain GmbH (LPT),

* Linamar Valvetrain GmbH (LVT), Thale-Warnstedt,

* Linamar Development Center GmbH (LDC),

* Seissenschmidt GmbH, Plettenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen * Seissenschmidt Components Processing KG, Plettenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen * Seissenschmidt Heat Treatment KG, Halver, Nordrhein-Westfalen * LINAMAR SEISSENSCHMIDT Hildburghausen GmbH + Co. KG, Hildburghausen,

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*Linamar Products Division (LPD),

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*OROS Division (OROS),

*Precision Parts Manufacturing (PPM), Békéscsaba,

*Seissenschmidt Precision Components Kft., Gyöngyös, Heves *Linamar Technology Hungary (LTH), Békéscsaba,

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* Aluminio y Aleaciones, S.A.,

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* Montupet UK Ltd.,

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*Skyjack UK Ltd.,

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*Linamar Automotive Systems (WUXI) Co. Ltd.,

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*Linamar Automotive Systems (WUXI 2),

*Linamar Tianjin Co. Ltd. (LTJ),

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*Linamar Asia-Pacific Group (

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* Linamar India Private Ltd (LIP),

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* Jaya Hind Montupet Private Ltd,

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* Linamar Automotive Systems

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References

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