Multimatic

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Multimatic Inc.
Company type Private company
IndustryAutomotive manufacturing and engineering
Founded1984
Headquarters Markham, Ontario
Canada
Divisions Multimatic Motorsports
Website www.multimatic.com
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Multimatic in Markham

Multimatic Inc. is a privately held Canadian corporation that supplies components, systems and engineering services to the global automotive industry. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Multimatic has manufacturing divisions and engineering facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. [1] Multimatic was ranked 93 on the Automotive News 2019 Top 100 Global OEM Parts Suppliers list and 56 in their list of the largest suppliers to North America, ranked by sales of original equipment parts in 2018. [2]

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Multimatic engineered and constructed the carbon chassis and suspension systems for the RUF CTR3, [3] and Aston Martin One-77, [4] and was Ford's build partner for the third-generation Ford GT. [5] Multimatic also manufactures the lightweight carbon-fibre Monocoque for the Aston Martin Valkyrie. [6]

The company has also provided engineering input on the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, Aston Martin CC100, [7] and Aston Martin Vulcan [8] models.

In racing

Multimatic also has a motorsport arm where they help engineer and develop for different racing teams and manufacturers. Currently, they provide engineering assistance to Aston Martin for their Valkyrie AMR-LMH project, [9] and development assistance for both Ford with their Ford Mustang GT3 and Ford Mustang GT4 sports cars. For 2017 LMP2 new regulations, its joint-venture with Riley Tech, was selected as one of the four chassis manufacturers with the Riley-Multimatic MkXXX and its DPi counterpart, the Mazda RT24-P. The chassis was again evolved for 2023 LMDh new regulations in collaboration with Porsche for their LMDh sports prototype, using their chassis in the 963. [10] Multimatic's LMDh chassis has seen considerable success in the 963, having accumulated multiple wins and a championship since the car's debut at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona. [11] [12]

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