Re-opened car plants spur Linamar

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LINAMAR CORP. $56 remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol LNR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 65.4 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.linamar.com) makes a variety of automotive parts, including cylinder heads and cylinder blocks. It also makes self-propelled, scissor-type work platforms under the Skyjack brand, as well as agricultural harvesting equipment. The stock is now up 129% since March. That’s because Linamar continues to benefit as car production rebounds following the easing of pandemic lockdowns. The company now expects global production of light vehicles will total 71.7 million units in 2020. That’s up 2.2 million units, or 3.2%, from its earlier forecast for 69.5 million units. Linamar is a buy. buy…