OSHAWA’S AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY

What is life like in a city defined by the automotive industry? How do ordinary people make their way through a society dominated by a single industrial corporation? What do they do when that corporation begins to fail?

Discover the history of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, the millions of Oshawa-built vehicles sold around the world, and the personal stories of generations of local residents who defined their identities through the automotive industry – and had to find a way of coping when it started falling apart.

Thanks to funding from Digital Museums Canada, Oshawa’s Automotive Community is available online in both languages in an accessible format.

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibit partners

City of Oshawa, Hagerty, The Oshawa Public Libraries, Ontario Regiment Museum, Unifor Local 222, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Museum, GM Oshawa Assembly Plant, Digital Museums Canada, Local 222 Family Auxiliary.