Truck Building is Canada USA and it's Global !
Canada manufactures complete medium- and heavy-duty truck
chassis and vehicles, rather than just isolated components. Major facilities
produce finished units for highway use, including vocational, transit, and
freight applications.
Key production hubs include:
- HINO
(Woodstock, Ontario): Assembles medium and heavy-duty vehicles for the
North American market.
- PACCAR
(Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec): Manufactures medium-duty trucks (including
Kenworth and Peterbilt models) and heavy-duty vehicle components.
- General
Motors (Oshawa, Ontario): Produces heavy-duty pickup trucks (Chevrolet
Silverado and GMC Sierra) alongside light-duty models.
These facilities handle the full assembly of truck cabs,
chassis, and complete vehicles, supported by a domestic supply chain for
engines, batteries, and specialized upfits for mining, municipal, and
commercial use.
Hino Motors Canada Ltd. owns and operates the Woodstock Assembly Plant in Woodstock, Ontario. This facility is dedicated to the assembly of medium and heavy-duty commercial trucks specifically tailored for the Canadian market.
It’s a subsidiary of Archion, a holding company formed by the
merger of Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso. This integration was finalized in 2026,
with Toyota Motor Corporation and Daimler Truck each owning a 25% stake in the
newly listed holding company.
Prior to this merger, Hino was a majority-owned subsidiary of
Toyota Motor Corporation since 2001. The transition to Archion was established
to combine the commercial vehicle operations of Toyota and Daimler Truck on an
equal footing.
Hino Motors, Ltd., a Japanese company and subsidiary of the Toyota
Group, manufactures trucks in multiple countries globally. While Canada has an
assembly plant in Woodstock, Ontario, Hino produces vehicles in the following
key locations:
- Japan:
The company’s home base features four primary plants in Hino, Hamura, Nitta
(Gunma), and Koga (Ibaraki), which handle medium, heavy, and light-duty
truck production as well as engine manufacturing.
- United
States: Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. assembles medium-duty Class 6 and
7 trucks at facilities in Mineral Wells and Williamstown, West Virginia,
while also producing parts in Ontario, California and Marion, Arkansas.
- Thailand:
The Suvarnabhumi Plant is a major overseas facility that produces trucks
and buses for the regional market.
- Indonesia:
Hino Motors Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI) in West Java serves as a
strategic production base for the ASEAN region.
- Other
Nations: Hino also has assembly or manufacturing operations in Pakistan
(via Hinopak Motors), Colombia (via HMMC), Mexico, Vietnam, the
Philippines, and Russia.
PACCAR Inc. is a publicly traded company owned by a mix of institutional investors, retail shareholders, and insiders. Control is distributed among major asset managers and the founding Pigott family.
Major Shareholders (Institutional):
- Vanguard
Group: Largest shareholder, holding approximately 12% of shares. Vanguard
is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and is a privately held company
owned by its funds and their shareholders.
- BlackRock:
Second largest, holding approximately 7% of shares. BlackRock is a publicly
traded American company (NYSE: BLK) with its headquarters in New York City.
- State
Street Corp: Holds approximately 4.3% of shares. State Street (through its
subsidiary State Street Global Advisors) is based in Boston, Massachusetts,
and is also a publicly traded entity.
Other Key Stakeholders:
- Insiders: The Piggott Family is American, though they have English origins, descendants of founder William Pigott Sr., maintains
significant influence. Mark C. Pigott serves as Executive Chairman, and Preston
Feight is the CEO. Insiders collectively hold approximately 2–4.5% of the
stock.
- Retail
Investors: Public companies and individual investors hold approximately 23–46%
of the outstanding shares, depending on the specific reporting period and
data source.
PACCAR operates as a parent company to major truck
manufacturing subsidiaries including Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF, as well as
the PACCAR Engine Company and their Sainte-Thérèse Quebec assembly plant
specifically focuses on the custom manufacturing of heavy-duty trucks for the Peterbilt
and Kenworth brands.
PACCAR manufactures trucks in the United States, Mexico, Netherlands,
Belgium, United Kingdom, Brazil, and Australia.
- United
States: Kenworth trucks are assembled in Chillicothe, Ohio and Renton,
Washington; Peterbilt trucks are assembled in Denton, Texas.
- Mexico:
Both Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks are assembled at the facility in San
Luis Mexicali.
- Europe:
DAF trucks are assembled in Eindhoven, Netherlands and Westerlo, Belgium;
the Leyland facility in the UK assembles DAF light trucks.
- South
America: DAF trucks are assembled in Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
- Australia: Kenworth trucks are assembled near Melbourne (Bayswater).