Linamar has a strong history of providing efficient mobility solutions; precision manufactured metallic components and systems including machining, light metal casting, forging, and assembly to the automotive and commercial transportation industries. Driving more fuel-efficient solutions has been the primary driving force from a design and development perspective for the last decade. We are steadily growing our revenue in electrified vehicles; in 2020 sales to electrified vehicles grew 55% despite our overall light vehicle sales declining by 16%! As a percent of our sales, programs for electrified vehicles doubled in that one year to more than 6% and we expect them to hit 50% of our light vehicle revenue by the end of the decade. New business wins have steadily been shifting toward electrified vehicles as evidence of that transition. In 2020 they represented nearly 1/3 of new business secured. We are laying the foundation to be a top competitor providing products and solutions for the electric vehicle markets, powering the future of electrified mobility.

Linamar’s Skyjack OEM division is powering the Mobile Access industry by providing highly engineered, high-quality Aerial Work Platform (AWP) solutions. Our global Infrastructure requires safe, reliable products that also increase construction site productivity – and that is what Skyjack provides with its Vertical Mast Lifts, Scissor Lifts, Booms and Telehandlers. Our focus here is on telematics and digitization to drive more efficient management of the fleet as well as power savings through additional electrification and other weight and power reduction initiatives.

Linamar’s MacDon and OROS subsidiaries are powering the future of agriculture, equipping farmers with high-quality machinery such as header attachments, self-propelled swathers, pick-up headers and hay products, that seek to increase farm productivity in order to more efficiently feed a growing global population. Our focus here is precision agriculture – use only what you need where you need it, to dramatically reduce the need for water, fertilizer, and other products in the field. Increasing crop yields is another important strategy to reducing the environmental footprint of putting food on the table.

An aging global population requires a Medical Device supply chain that must evolve, increase efficiency and provide more competitive healthcare solutions. Linamar has demonstrated its ability to apply its scale and manufacturing expertise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by rapidly entering the production of ventilators and UV disinfectant units. The company is also in the launch phase of two new contract manufacturing programs for Synaptive Medical. Linamar is Synaptive’s manufacturing partner for its surgical automation system and MRI solution. Over the long term, Linamar expects to further diversify into this space and provide meaningful contributions to the Age & Medical Device market. We think there is ample opportunity to drive improved energy efficiency in medical devices by addressing size, digitization, and automation.

The world will have a great need for clean water access, increased conservation and more decentralized systems in the future. It’s a very long-term strategy, but Linamar is excited about the opportunities to play a role in the development of a better global water infrastructure.