WINDSOR, ONT: AUGUST 5, 2025. Jeremy Coulter, left, managing director of Minth Windsor Manufacturing Inc., and Scott Turpin, president and CEO, Aisin World Corp. of America, shake hands after signing a joint venture on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Minth's new factory under construction on Windsor International Airport lands, part of a $300-million local investment. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Dismissing trade war noise from the United States, the president of a $34-billion Japanese auto parts supplier said his company wont let politics interrupt a long-planned investment in Windsor.
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On Tuesday, Aisin Corporation one of the worlds largest Tier One automotive suppliers announced that it was partnering with the Minth Group for the second phase of Minths $300-million factory near Windsor International Airport.
We made the decision to move forward, regardless of the noise that were hearing right now, Scott Turpin, president and CEO of Aisin World Corp. of America, told reporters after signing the agreement with Minth.
We think that is going to be short-lived. The two countries will continue to work towards some mutual agreement. We want to make sure that were not letting politics drive our business decisions.
The joint venture will see Rosati Group construct a second 150,000-square-foot facility next to the first.
The whole project is expected to employ 1,100 people by 2027.
Aisin has more than 191 consolidated companies and more than 120,000 employees worldwide. Its a major supplier to Toyota and virtually every top global automaker. Its only other Canadian plant, ACI, is located in Stratford.
Minth announced Phase One of the Windsor project in April, one day after U.S. President Donald Trumps Liberation Day announcement of sweeping global tariffs.
The plant will produce battery housing units for electric vehicles, as well as plastic and metal trim parts.
Standing on the shoulders of a giant. William Chin, chief strategy officer with the Minth Group, speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, at the companys new factory under construction near Windsor International Airport. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star William Chin, chief strategy officer with the Minth Group, said he and his colleagues are very honoured to stand on the shoulders of a giant in working with Aisin.
We are very small in comparison to Aisin, but we are very grateful for the opportunity and the network that we have created in Japan to establish this relationship.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said the city is in talks to host up to $6 billion in potential new economic development, though he concedes Windsor wont land them all.
Were being very choosy on who we go after and the offers that we make, recognizing that we dont have infinite land available, and we want to make sure we get the best return on our investment, Dilkens said.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens speaks at Tuesdays press conference announcing a new partnership at the Minth factory under construction on Windsor International Airport lands. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Despite Canadas trade war with the United States, multibillion-dollar companies are looking beyond politics and seeing opportunities in Windsor, he said. Thats because the city has worked to prepare vacant industrial land near the airport for development, reporters were told, and because the region has a skilled workforce thanks to the University of Windsor and St. Clair College.
