Linamar Corporation

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.linamar.com/

■Address

287 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 1C5, Canada

Business Overview

-The Company provides precision products for powertrain systems to the light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, energy and industrial OEM markets.

-The company consists of two business segments: Mobility and Industrial. The Industrial segment is divided into Aerial Work and Agriculture, while the Mobility segment provides machining and assembly, light metal casting, and forging technologies for automobiles, construction equipment, and commercial vehicles.

Mobility		Industrial
Solution	Market	Solution	Market
-Machining and Assembly -Light Metal Casting -Forging	-Automotive -Off-highway -Commercial vehicle	-Skyjack	-Aerial work
		-MacDon and Salford	-Agriculture
Electrification Group
eLIN*

-In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, 75.8% of the company's sales were in the Mobility Division, 24.2% were in the Industrial Division.

*eLIN
-In September 2021, Linamar announced the formation of its eLIN Product Solutions Group (eLIN), which focuses on pioneering electrification technologies for Linamar’s products in its Mobility and Industrial businesses, as well as future new markets.

-eLIN focuses on four key areas: Power Generation, Power Storage, Propulsion Systems, and Structural & Chassis offerings for electrified vehicles.

Shareholders

-The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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Products

Driveline components
-Differential assemblies
-Hybrid power units

Electric AWD E-Axle

-Power transfer units (PTU)

One, two and three axes versions

-Rear drive units/modules (RDU/RDM)

Mechanical and electronic LSD
Integrated oil cooler pumps

-Engineered gears

Transmission components
-Shaft & shell assemblies

Automatic applications
Manual applications
Transfer case applications
Grobbed or flow formed housings

-Differential assemblies

Complete assembly with ring gear and pinions
Helical ring and pinion for axles
Helical ring and pinion for FWD transmission
One-piece or two-piece designs

-Transmission gears

Drive and driven sprocket assemblies
Speed gears
Sun, pinion and ring gears
Park gears

-Clutch modules
-Cases, covers and housings
-Carriers and planetary assemblies
-Valve bodies
-One-way clutches
-Transfer case pump housings
-Center housings
-Transmission and driveline shafts

Engine components
-Cylinder blocks
-Cylinder heads
-Connecting rods
-Camshafts
-Balance shaft modules
-Fuel rails, pumps & bodies

High-pressure fuel rails for common rail diesels

-Flywheels
-Fuel injector bodies
-Fuel pump housings
-Turbocharger housings

Chassis components
-Axle shafts
-Steering knuckles
-Wheel hubs
-Bearings
-Shock towers
-Centre consoles
-Cross car beams
-Wheel spindles

eLIN
-Power Generation

Fuel cell powertrains and components

-Power Storage

Flexform Conformable Hydrogen Storage Tank

-Propulsion Systems

Electric Axle (eAxle)

-Structural & Chassis

Battery enclosure systems
Subframes
Subsystems
eAxle cradles

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History

Aug. 1966	Established in Canada, founded on machining for the defense, aerospace and automotive industries.
in the 1980's	Decision was made to focus on the automotive sector.
1985	Became a public company.
1986	Listed on the stock exchanges in Toronto
1998	Acquired US cylinder head connecting rod manufacturer Eagle Manufacturing L.L.C (owns 60%).
1998	Owned a 55% joint venture interest in an engine assembly and components business located in Mexico.
2000	Formed a joint venture for casting with Canadian Wescast Industry Inc. in Hungary.
2000	Formed a joint venture with TRW Inc. to supply assembled cylinder head modules for engine builders.
2001	Purchased approximately CAD 4 million of the outstanding shares in the capital of Skyjack Inc, which manufactures elevating work platforms, constituting a 48.5% equity interest for a total purchase price of CAD 22.1 million.
2003	Acquired McLaren Performance Technologies
2005	Lauched the Company's sixth operational group, Asia-Pacific Group. Construction of a production facility in China was started.
2006	The Transmission/Driveline Group was created by combining the former Transmission and Chassis Group.
2011	Acquired three automotive components business from Famer Group of France.
Oct. 2013	Acquired Mubea Motorkomponenten GmbH’s (“MMKG”) business of manufacturing and distributing assembled camshafts.
Sept. 2014	Acquired high volume hot-forged product business from Carolina Forge Company, LLC ("CFC"), located in Wilson, North Carolina.
Jan. 2015	Completed the acquisition of Seissenschmidt AG ("SEI"), a Germany company which specializes in high-volume hot forgings.
Jul. 2015	Agreed to form joint venture with GF Automotive for a light metal foundry to produce high-pressure die castings.
2016	Completed acquisition of Montupet S.A., a manufacturer of cast aluminum parts for the automotive industry.
Feb. 2020	The Company established its European electromobility center in Bekescsaba, Hungary.
Apr. 2022	The company acquired a 50% stake in the joint venture GF Linamar LLC from GF. It becomes the sole owner of the Mills River facility.