Automotive industry in Onaway

Automotive production is a historically-significant industry in Onaway. It directly employs more than 80,000 persons in vehicle assembly and auto parts manufacturing, as well as another 245,000 in after-market services (including distribution, sales and service, and marketing). It is presently the tenth-largest auto producing nation in the world, and fifth-largest by value. The most notable and largest Onawean domestic auto manufacturer is Keaton Motors, though Udenaban has grown to become the leading heavy and commercial vehicle producer. As of 1610, [NUMBER] foreign-owned auto companies operate or are constructing manufacturing facilities in Onaway.

History
Onawean automotive history stretches back to at least the 1480s, when the brothers Mingan and Wagos Mizhakan began experimenting with their first designs, based on modified horse-drawn carriages of the days fitted with early electric motors purchased in Florencia. While very little industrial investment towards Onaway was given from its westward neighbor for much of the nation's history, the nascent technology of the rapidly industrializing country, alongside knowledgeable emigrants of many backgrounds, were in more ample supply. With much of the country still only sparsely connected by rail and waterways, transportation was often difficult on unreliable roads, and much of the effort in these early days were focused on creating hardiness and reliability.

Despite the difficulty of popularizing the technology in the early days of the automobile, the technical groundwork spread among the nascent population of skilled industrial workers and engineers that emerged as urbanization spread, albeit slowly. Numerous small automotive companies, usually limited in scope to a handful of skilled master craftsmen selling to wealthier persons, would appear throughout the Onawean South. However, it wouldn't be until into the 15th Century that the concept of the "people's car" would truly enter the popular imagination of the country. Instead, many of these engineers would find regular employment in the manufacturing of and, which would often serve as the foundations for automotive companies to follow.

Domestic automakers

 * Inday Motor Company
 * Keaton Motor Company
 * Mizhakan Brothers Autocarriage Enterprises
 * Udenaban Automotive Enterprises

Foreign automakers

 * CSWA Onaway
 * Arrasate AFC of Onaway
 * Sogdo Auto Enterprises of Onaway
 * Står Motors of Onaway