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table 5-. The Canadian industry relies heavily on imports of gearing products for the assembly of automotive and industrial products. In 1, the United States was the principal source of imports. Imports of vehicle gears and gearing products in 1, the bulk of which were of ..-origin, accounted for the majority of imports. Imports of all other gears in the same year accounted for less than 2 percent of the total. Seventy percent of .. exports of industrial gears and gearing products 1 Country Marketing Plan, Post Commercial Action Plan, Canada 1, . 3. and 9 percent of .. exports of automotive transmissions to Canada entered duty free in 1, indicating how extensively the Automotive Products Trade Act (APTA) is used in the gear industry. Industry sources estimate that sub- sidiaries of .. companies have over 6 percent of the automotive transmission market in Canada. Canada' exports of gears and gearing fell 1 percent from $9.5 million in 1 to $7.1 million in 1 (table 5-. Over 9 percent of Canada' exports of vehicle gears and gearing in 1 was shipped to OEMs in the .. market. Virtually all of the products originated from Canadian subsidiaries of .. automotive OEM firms. Although Chrysler, Ford, and GM maintain major in-house parts manufacturing facilities in Canada, the bulk of the Canadian automotive transmissions are assembled from gear parts imported from the United States for captive production and the auto aftermarket. Canadian gear exports were adversely affected in 1 by an increase in value of the Canadian dollar vis--vis the .. dollar. The Canadian dollar value increased from $.7 in 1 to $.8 in 1. This increase effectively made Canadian exports more expensive in the .. market. Research and development The bulk of Canadian & in the gear industry is conducted by companies in the automotive industry. In addition, several small- to medium- sized Canadian-owned firms have internal & departments for both process and produc