The Canadian armored vehicle industry has been going strong, and getting stronger, in recent years. From military grade, to armored luxury SUVs, to executive armored limousines, Canada has been producing quality vehicle protection on an exceptional level. Most of it is hand manufactured and custom made to a client’s specific needs and desires.
The reputation of world leader in armored personnel carriers (mainly military grade), still belongs to Germany. When it comes to city cars, however, both sedan and off road categories are heavily contested by the brilliance of Canadian engineering, design and craftsmanship.
Bulletproofing luxury vehicles has become much more popular, and this demand has spurred competition and innovation to high gear. With our local manufacturers bringing armored vehicle quality to a new level, we can already say that Canada is definitely the new Germany of the armored cars industry.
The Western market has always been able to compete with the Middle Eastern in this respect, by making innovation the main point of competition, while the Eastern competition tries to attract by lowering prices and cutting deals. In this we learned from Germany, by producing quality that is worth the cost in every respect. Both in terms of luxury and, more importantly, in terms of bulletproof safety.
The Rise of the Canadian Armored Car
What also definitely makes the Canada-made armored car better, is that this country engages talent from all over the world in its industry. Our multicultural society brings together brilliant minds and skilled workers with varying worldviews and perspectives. This allows us to produce better cars, which also better respond to the needs of clients in every corner of the globe. Immigrants give us valuable insights into the mentality and preferences of people in their homelands, which allows us to produce cars that are tailored precisely to those needs.
Weaker Canadian Dollar is Good for Buyers
While we can’t say it’s a very good thing all around, the weakening of the Canadian dollar is also not entirely bad, as it spurs export from Canada. At this point, our product is obviously more attractive on the price side, and many buyers worldwide are getting acquainted with local, hand crafted luxury armored vehicles like the coveted Rolls Royce Phantom. Buying a fleet of Canadian made armored cars simply makes more sense at this point in time, and we are glad to step up to this need.
Civilian Armored Cars Popularity on the Rise
There is an undisputed rise in demand for military grade armored cars, but the luxury sedan and SUV grade armored vehicles are in rising demand as well. This is especially the case in areas of the world where safety may have never been a given value, but has become even more compromised.
Rising militant groups, armed conflicts between nations and civil unrest put the wealthy citizens, businessmen and public figures in a position of potential targets. More and more corporations are also realizing the need to acquire armored vehicle fleets to protect the executive class from kidnapping, robbery or worse. And Canada is ready to answer the call by supplying the luxurious safety that people need, two qualities that we are becoming better and better at providing.
So while Germany still holds the reputation of the leader in the field, Canadian competition is strong and our reputation is on the rise. We are positive that reputation is in fact the only thing we didn’t match here in Canada, as the technical and quality aspects have long been matched. Just take a look at our luxury armored vehicle catalog to see exactly what we are talking about!