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A community dedicated to buying Canadian products.
Une communauté dédiée à l'achat de produits Canadiens.
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2. Aucune bigoterie ne sera tolérée. Ça comprend, mais sans se limiter à, le racisme, le sexisme, l’homophobie, la transphobie, etc.
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I don't think it's possible. Rock Auto doesn't list the country of manufacture. I'm pretty sure it's because very often the exact same item (part, brand, and serial number) is made in different factories in different countries. I've ordered the exact same thing and sometimes it says made in China, other times Mexico for example. I'm pretty sure this is true regardless of which retailer you order from, so unless you are physically looking at the item before you buy it, you probably won't be able to know. And these days, even going to my local parts store, they will most of the time need to order parts in from elsewhere.
If you're asking if there's a Canadian alternative to Rockauto, I'd also love to know.
I just bought next year's stuff on RockAuto: air filters, wiper blades, Wix oil filters etc. Even with shipping and exchange it was massively cheaper than any Canadian option. I'm sure the reciprocal tariffs on auto parts will affect that but that's why I ordered ahead.
I'm all for buying Canadian, but none of this stuff is made in America and any Canadian site isn't getting the bulk discounts RockAuto is getting.
Edit: With all the wildfire smoke my cabin air filter was black with soot. Couldn't believe it. My air filter didn't look any better. Just a gentle reminder to check them if you're around wildfires.
I think they are just looking for a supplier. Check out partsavatar.ca I have used them many times. There is also thewrenchmonkey.ca haven't used them yet.
I'll check them out for sure.
Exactly this. thanks