Company Profile

AZD has developed proprietary electric and hybrid electric drive technology for the light to heavy duty commercial vehicle categories.

AZD has expertise in the areas of vehicle controls software, power electronics, electric machine design, vehicle systems engineering and vehicle integration. The principal business of AZD is the supply of hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle control and powertrain systems.

AZD also has an established portfolio of proprietary component products that compliment its core technical skills and makes use of an extensive industry supplier base to offer complete power train solutions to our target markets including delivery vans, shuttle buses and electric drive applications.

In November 2007, AZD announced a significant milestone; our Canadian facility in Vancouver, B.C. became certified to the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System standard. The certification of compliance to ISO 9001:2000 recognizes that the policies, practices and procedures of the Company ensure consistent quality in the products and services that are provided to the customer. Our Boston, MA facility has been certified to ISO 9001:2000 since October of 2003. ISO 9001 is accepted worldwide as the inclusive international standard that defines quality.

AZD is headquartered in Detroit with offices in four centers across North America and is a public company trading on the TSX Exchange TSX (AZD) in Canada.