Collingwood's Competitive Advantage

The fundamental site location advantages inherent in Collingwood's proximity to Toronto and Ontario's major automotive/manufacturing centres, combined with lower production costs, plus Collingwood's lifestyle all combine to distinguish Collingwood from other competing locations in Ontario for recruiting and retaining key industries and employees.

Ontario is now the premier location in North America for automotive production (since 1999 the number of automobiles produced in Ontario has exceeded the State of Michigan) and the Province boasts an extremely well developed network of suppliers and services supporting this industry.

Collingwood is advantageously located in close proximity to The Greater Toronto area (Toronto), only 1.5 hours by vehicle and other major automotive centres within the Province. We additionally have the existing base of Tier One automotive parts suppliers located in Collingwood; Goodyear, Pilkington and Alcoa (Fortune 500 companies).

Collingwood's close proximity to Ontario's international border crossings, duty free access to US customers guaranteed by NAFTA, lower cost of labour and other business costs, provides us with a considerable cost advantage over towns and cities in the United States.

The selection of target regions in North America is based on the volume of vehicle production in North America.

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