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Top 25 Automotive distributors based in Canada
RevenueBase identified 1,180 automotive distributors headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 28,129 professional contacts across them, including 8,721 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.
This list covers automotive distributors headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest automotive distributors based in Canada
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,390 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “UAP is the Canadian leader in the distribution and merchandising of parts and accessories for cars, trucks and heavy vehicles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 962 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “As one of Canada’s largest automotive groups, Go Auto operates 70 dealerships and 28 new vehicle brands across Canada and the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 888 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 768 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Ground Effects is a diverse manufacturer of automotive products and an innovation leader in providing solutions for OEM-level vehicle components in a production environment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 725 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Lordco Auto Parts is Canada’s biggest privately held automotive parts distributor and Western Canada’s largest distributor and retailer of aftermarket parts and accessories, with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 703 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “With over employees across Canada, Uni-Select delivers automotive excellence and unparalleled customer service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 608 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Privately owned and operated since 1985, today Dilawri continues to build on its history of excellence as Canada’s largest automotive group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 594 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AutoCanada’s Canadian Operations segment operates 64 franchised dealerships across multiple provinces, along with three independent used-vehicle dealerships and 16 stand-alone…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 553 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Performance Auto Group is one of Ontario’s leading automotive groups with 23 brands, 37 dealerships and 4 collision centres.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 497 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kia Canada, founded in is a subsidiary of Kia Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 457 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established in 1988, PBS Systems is one of the largest Dealership Management System (DMS) providers in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 441 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Birchwood is Manitoba's largest network of automotive retailers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 398 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Built for techs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 389 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Mazda Canada Inc.(MCI) is a distributor of automobiles and automotive parts headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 385 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Spectra Premium Mobility Solutions is a North American leader in automotive parts design, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution for the aftermarket as well as for original…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 365 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Steele Auto Group, consistently designated as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, is one of the most diversified group of automobile dealerships in Atlantic Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 245 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Kaizen Automotive Group is a diverse automotive leader representing many automotive brands (GM, GMC, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Ford, Nissan, Honda, Genesis and Hyundai) in both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 224 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1978, ALBI le Géant was bought in 1997 by Denis Leclerc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 221 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “An entrepreneurial adventure and a family business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 198 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “In September 2022, Groupe Touchette Inc.("Groupe Touchette") has completed its acquisition of National Tire Distributors ("NTD"), a subsidiary of American Tire Distributors…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 186 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established in 2016, Distribution Stox distributes tires and accessories for cars and pickup trucks to auto repair shops and automobile dealers in Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 184 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1961, The Jim Pattison Auto Group is one of the largest automotive retailers in British Columbia and Western Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 181 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ideal Supply is a Canadian company with a distinguished history and deep roots in the towns and cities of southwestern Ontario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 165 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Downtown AutoGroup (DAG) has been part of the community since 1992, serving the automotive needs of its discerning clientele with 10 automobile sales and service facilities in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 162 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Établi depuis 1922, Spinelli est la référence en matière de qualité dans le domaine de l’automobile à Montréal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names automotive distributors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of automotive distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name automotive distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Automotive distributors based in Canada at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 1,180 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “automotive distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,721 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Automotive distributors by metro
- Automotive distributors in Toronto61
- Automotive distributors in Mississauga54
- Automotive distributors in Edmonton51
- Automotive distributors in Montreal49
- Automotive distributors in Calgary37
- Automotive distributors in Winnipeg32
- Automotive distributors in Ottawa31
- Automotive distributors in Quebec26
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many automotive distributors are there based in Canada?
RevenueBase identified 1,180 automotive distributors headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
UAP INC, headquartered in Montreal, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most automotive distributors?
Toronto leads with 61 headquartered companies, followed by Mississauga (54) and Edmonton (51).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,721 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,180 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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