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About EGR Automotive

The story behind
the world's OEM
accessory solutions
partner.

EGR Automotive is the OEM division of EGR Group - a Brisbane-headquartered, family-owned manufacturer with more than fifty years of engineering excellence and a global footprint spanning three continents.

Close-up of an EGR RollTrac tonneau cover rail fitted to a pickup
1973Founded
50+Years of innovation
180+Global markets
50+OEM partnerships
12Global locations
3Continents
1973Founded
50+Years of innovation
180+Global markets
50+OEM partnerships
12Global locations
3Continents
Our Approach

Manufactured locally.
Operating globally.

We design, engineer and manufacture premium accessory programmes for the world's leading vehicle brands. From canopies and roller covers to fender flares and bull bars, every product is developed as if it's going on the production line - because increasingly, it is.

Our customers value something rare in the accessory category: the discipline of an OEM supplier, married to the speed and creativity of a smaller business. One company. One standard.

ISO 9001Quality
ISO 14001Environment
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Our History

Five decades of
engineered innovation.

From a small Brisbane workshop to a global tier-one supplier - every milestone driven by the same belief that real engineering creates lasting partnerships.

1973
EGR is founded in Brisbane, Australia
A family business begins manufacturing automotive accessories for the Australian market.
1988
First OEM supply contract
EGR is selected as an accessory supplier to a major Japanese vehicle manufacturer operating in Australia.
1999
25-year Toyota partnership begins
A relationship that would grow to define our OEM-grade development discipline across multiple programmes.
2007
Expansion into North America
Ontario (California) and Detroit (Michigan) operations open, establishing engineering and supply presence with US OEMs.
2014
European engineering hub
Milton Keynes operation established to support European OEM programmes from design through aftermarket release.
2021
EV accessory programmes
First production-integrated accessory programme for an electric pickup, including a re-engineered tonneau cover for an active recall.
2026
6 global locations, 180+ markets
Today EGR operates 12 facilities spanning design studios, engineering centres, test labs and manufacturing plants under a single APQP standard.
What we believe

Four principles.
One operating system.

Whether the brief is dealer-fitted or line-integrated, every programme runs on the same internal discipline.

/ PILLAR 01
Develop for the line

Every accessory could be a production-line part. So we engineer it that way from day one.

/ PILLAR 02
Solve from first contact

No throw-it-over-the-wall handoffs. The engineer in the first call stays on the programme.

/ PILLAR 03
One global standard

A part shipped from Brisbane, Bangkok or Detroit meets the same audited quality gate.

/ PILLAR 04
Family discipline

50 years, three generations. Long-term thinking is how we still operate today.

From the leadership team

The accessory category needed an OEM-grade partner. So we became one.

We've always believed accessories deserve the same engineering rigour as the vehicle itself. That's why our customers trust us with their riskiest programmes - and why we keep them for decades.

Managing Director - EGR Automotive

See how we work.

The clearest way to understand EGR is to walk through a programme.

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