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Magna International

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Magna International is a Canadian automotive parts manufacturer headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, the largest automobile parts manufacturer in North America by sales of original equipment parts. It produces automotive systems, assemblies and components supplied to major automakers including General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota, and is governed under a corporate constitution, established by founder Frank Stronach, that calls for distribution of profits to employees as well as shareholders.

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Company Type
Canadian automotive parts manufacturer 2
Founded Year
1957 2
Headquarters
Aurora, Ontario, Canada 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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How did Magna International get its start?

It began as Frank Stronach's one-man tool and die shop, Multimatic, in Toronto.

Magna's own company history traces it to a one-man tool and die shop that Frank Stronach opened in Toronto under the name Multimatic. That shop received its first part contract from General Motors in Oshawa, Ontario, to produce metal-stamped sun visor brackets.
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A major automotive manufacturer; classified in the atlas automotive-industry.

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Source Wikipedia, Magna InternationalLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It is one of the largest companies in Canada and was recognized on the 2020 Forbes Global 2000.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Magna International
  • Wikidata Q697311, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q697311 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
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2. Wikipedia, Magna International
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Magna International Inc. is a Canadian parts manufacturer for automakers.
  • Infobox: founded
    1957
  • Second paragraph, lead section
    The company is headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, and its chief executive officer is Swamy Kotagiri.
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