The pace of auto industry change has become more exponential than linear, says Swamy Kotagiri.

About 1,200 people work at the supplier. Toyotetsu manufactures body and chassis parts for all three of Toyota’s assembly plants in the province.

Marc Belzile is helping set safety regulations in Canada; Larry Caron is mold-ing the future at Cavalier Tool ; and Hina Latif provides legal guidance at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada. The are this month’s group of Unobvious Ones, movers and shakers who fly below the radar in the Canadian auto industry.

Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of losing a day's pay, are becoming a political issue across the country, especially in Ontario.