Engineers help drive innovation in Canada’s car industry

As the industry continues to evolve, engineers are increasingly focused on economic and ecological efficiency, driving the design of lighter, more sustainable vehicles.

As Canada re-envisions the car industry, including ramping up parts manufacturing in our own country, engineers have a critical role to play, writes Hossam Kishawy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY HOSSAM KISHAWY

June 2, 2025

The Canada-U.S. trade war has put car manufacturing directly in the crosshairs. Previously, car manufacturing was the gold star of cross-border co-operation, with car parts manufactured travelling back and forth across the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican borders multiple times be...

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