The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) has two new showcases of its electric vehicle-making capabilities.

The organization unveiled the Project Arrow Vector and Project Arrow Borealis at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto.

Neither is intended to be a production vehicle. They’re showcases of the capabilities of Canada’s production capabilities. Both concepts were made using components sourced from Canadian auto parts manufacturers.

The two concepts are part of Project Arrow’s next phase of vehicle platforms with a focus on scaling Canadian technologies, advancing commercialization pathways and defining the country’s long-range mobility vision for 2030 and beyond, APMA said.

APMA introduced the first Project Arrow in 2023, making it the first fully Canadian designed, engineered and built zero-emissions concept vehicle.

The latest models, Vector and Borealis, are an evolution of Project Arrow.

Project Arrow Vector

“Vector represents a near-term innovation platform engineered to demonstrate commercially scalable Canadian technologies aligned to the 2030 mobility environment,” APMA said in a news release.

Vector uses an AI-formed, 3D-printed lightweight polymer and aluminum chassis, has a 650-hp electric powertrain and an estimated 550-kilometre range.

It also has Level 3 autonomous functionality. Level 3 automation allows vehicles to steer, brake and accelerate without human input under certain conditions, such as in traffic jams or when travelling on mapped highways.

Project Arrow Borealis

Borealis is a showcase concept looking further into the future, to 2040.

APMA said t his concept is a research and design platform exploring the long-range future of Canada’s mobility and infrastructure integration.

This model features Level 5 (fully autonomous) driving functionality, Smart cities connect vehicle systems, an AI-designed, 3D-printed metal-alloy chassis and powertrain and a projected driving range of 1,500 kilometres.

Ontario Tech University partnership

These latest concepts were created through a partnership between APMA, which represents Canada’s OEM suppliers to the global automotive sector, and Ontario Tech University, with the university serving as the program’s lead build partner.

The project supports engineering integration, prototype assembly and advanced research collaboration.

More than 80 Canadian automotive suppliers and ecosystem partners were involved, providing technologies, systems and materials.

“Project Arrow began as a national ambition to prove that Canada could design and build its own zero-emissions vehicle,” said APMA president Flavio Volpe said in a news release. “With Phase 2.0, we are advancing that platform into the technologies, systems and industrial capabilities that will define mobility in the 2030s and 2040s.”

More information about the project is available at projectarrow.ca.

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