Listed Automotive Companies in Minnesota

Results are ordered alphabetically. Inclusion is based on the matching process or industry recorded on each published profile.

Cheetah Precision

📍 New Brighton, MN Est. 1980
Specialties: Precision CNC MachiningDrive System PartsSuspension ComponentsElectric Vehicle Components

Full-service manufacturer of precision machined automotive components with 40+ years experience. Specializes in CNC milling and turning for drive syst...

Clow Stamping Company

📍 Merrifield, MN Est. 1970
Specialties: Metal StampingPunch Press OperationsTooling PrototypingWelding Assembly

Family business evolved into industry leader since 1970 with 390,000+ sq ft facility in central Minnesota. Specializes in metal stamping, punch press ...

Crystal Welding, Inc.

📍 Maple Grove, MN Est. 1968
Specialties: Custom WeldingTrailer HitchesTrailer ManufacturingDOT Inspections

Crystal Welding Inc. stands as a premier custom welding and fabrication specialist serving the automotive and transportation industries from Maple Gro...

Herold Precision Metals

📍 White Bear Township, MN Est. 1997
Specialties: Precision Sheet Metal FabricationValue-Add AssemblyCustom Metal Solutions

Leading precision sheet metal and assembly company since 1997 with 110,000 sq ft facility housing 6 lasers, 7 turrets, 23 press brakes. ISO 9001:2015 ...

ICA Corporation

📍 Maple Grove, MN Est. 1970
Specialties: Custom Metal FabricationPrecision MachiningSheet Metal FabricationCustom Enclosures

Employee-owned contract manufacturer since 1970 providing close tolerance component parts and assemblies. ISO 9001 certified and ITAR registered with ...

Linfor Inc

📍 Plymouth, MN Est. 1975
Specialties: Hydraulic Tube AssembliesTube ManifoldsStructural ComponentsCharge Air Lines

Manufacturer of formed hydraulic tube assemblies and manifolds with 45+ years experience. Products used for hydraulic lines, brake and fuel lines, eng...

Patriot Machining, Inc.

📍 Elk River, MN
Specialties: Precision CNC MachiningMetal FabricationProduction ToolingPrototyping

Patriot Machining, Inc. operates as a precision manufacturing company serving the automotive industry from their facility in Elk River, Minnesota. Thi...

Phillips & Temro Industries

📍 Eden Prairie, MN Est. 1920
Specialties: Thermal SolutionsElectrical SolutionsCab Intake HeatersEngine Cooling Equipment

100+ year global OEM and aftermarket provider since 1920 of thermal and electrical solutions. Brands include Zerostart®, Arctic Fox®, Idle Free® Syste...

Minnesota automotive manufacturer landscape

Compare listed automotive manufacturer profiles in Minnesota by process fit, location, and the documentation the buyer can actually verify.

Clusters this page covers

  • Texas assembly and supplier work around OEM and EV plants
  • Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama vehicle and powertrain corridors
  • Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois tooling, stamping, and Tier supplier density
  • Southeast interior, seating, and electronics plants feeding the same OEM launch calendars

Selection rules

  1. Separate prototype shops from production suppliers. Launch and PPAP requirements are different jobs.
  2. Ask which OEM or Tier customers the plant currently ships and what quality system covers that work.
  3. Match process to the print: stamping, welding, machining, molding, coating, or assembly—not “automotive parts.”
  4. Confirm tooling ownership, spare strategy, and who pays for engineering changes.
  5. Require the same annual volume, release quantity, and packaged-delivery assumption from every quote.
  6. Use state pages when the plant has to sit inside an OEM milk-run, sequencing, or line-down recovery radius.

When to use a production supplier, a job shop, or a tooling house

An automotive manufacturer can be a production plant, a prototype shop, or a toolmaker. Those are not interchangeable awards.

When this is the jobUseWhy
A released production part with PPAP, packaging, and a weekly releaseProduction supplierThe buyer needs process capability, containment, and launch evidence—not a one-off quote.
A prototype, service part, or low-volume derivativeJob shop or prototype cellSpeed and flexibility beat a production line that is booked for OEM launches.
A die, fixture, gauge, or assembly aid that has to run production laterTooling houseThe award is tool life and tryout, not the finished vehicle part.

How to source this work

Use an automotive manufacturer when print, PPAP, IATF 16949 or OEM-customer requirements, launch timing, and repeat volume determine the award more than a one-off prototype quote.

Include in the RFQ

  • controlled drawings, CAD, and revision level
  • annual volume, release quantity, and launch date
  • material, coating, and applicable OEM or IATF requirements
  • PPAP, inspection, and capability-study scope
  • tooling ownership, spare strategy, and packaged-delivery assumptions

Questions that separate suppliers

  • Which operations stay in-house versus get subcontracted?
  • What PPAP level and capability evidence can be supplied?
  • How are engineering changes, containment, and line-down recoveries handled?

Questions this page can answer

How should a buyer compare automotive manufacturers?

Compare the process on the print, the quality system, current OEM or Tier work, and whether the plant can support launch and containment. Listed industry tags are a starting filter, not proof of current PPAP capability.

Which states are the strongest automotive manufacturing hubs on UNITEMFG?

Texas, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama are the first state-and-category pages to open for vehicle and supplier work. Michigan and Ohio remain important for tooling, stamping, and established Tier density.

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