−Removed: Description of the Business
−Removed: Holdings was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 2, 2003.
−Removed: Franchise Holdings International, Inc.
−Removed: completed a merger with
−Removed: TMAN Global.com Inc.
−Removed: on April 30, 2003.
−Removed: This merger was in the nature of a change in domicile of the Florida corporation to the
−Removed: State of Nevada, as well as the acquisition of a new business.
−Removed: Since the inception of our current business operations, we have
−Removed: been in the business of acquiring franchise, license and distribution rights in new and emerging growth companies.
−Removed: December 16, 2014, Franchise Holdings International, Inc.
−Removed: (FNHI) entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire
−Removed: all issued and outstanding shares of Worksport Ltd.
−Removed: (The Company”
−Removed: or Worksport”), an Ontario (Canada) corporation
−Removed: located at 8820 Jane St, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 2M9 Canada.
−Removed: was founded in 2011 to take advantage of the limited innovation provided by existing tonneau cover manufacturers.
−Removed: Tonneau covers
−Removed: have remained much the same in price and design since 2005, with one main company controlling a majority of the tonneau cover
−Removed: This dynamic market segment is in need of a new innovative manufacturer of high quality, functional, and aggressively
−Removed: priced tonneau covers.
−Removed: Worksport has developed multiple products for the most prominent pick-up trucks available in North America.
−Removed: Details of each product can be found at www.Worksport.com .
−Removed: Worksport sells its products through wholesalers in Canada and
−Removed: and through third-party online retailers.
−Removed: Worksport also manufactures its patented designed covers for other businesses
−Removed: under its private label and OEM manufacturing initiative.
−Removed: April 20 th , 2018, the board of directors approved special resolutions to the articles of incorporation of Truxmart
−Removed: Ltd, as incorporated in the province on Ontario, Canada.
−Removed: The articles of the Corporation were amended to change the name of the
−Removed: Corporation from Truxmart Ltd.
−Removed: to Worksport Ltd.
−Removed: of Products and Services
−Removed: 2018 SEMA Report shows the results of the previous year and indicates that 2017 was another good year for the specialty-equipment
−Removed: The overall size of the market grew to $42.92 billion.
−Removed: The 4% growth continues a multiple-year trend.
−Removed: SEMA projects
−Removed: that enter the market will continue to grow through the end of 2018 and bring retail sales close to $45 billion.
−Removed: current growth trend is fueled by strong overall economic performance, including an ongoing decline in unemployment and growth
−Removed: in consumer spending.
−Removed: A strong economy paired with rising consumer confidence means that more people are willing to spend money
−Removed: on discretionary items, such as specialty automotive parts.
−Removed: While new vehicle sales have leveled off, they still remain at near-record
−Removed: highs—close to 17 million per year.
+Added: Company designs and distributes pickup truck covers called tonneau covers throughout the United States and Canada.
+Added: Tonneau covers, described
+Added: below are useful aftermarket accessories that provide security and protection for cargo to personal pickup truck owners.
+Added: public, company, Franchise Holdings International, Inc.
+Added: ( “FNHI”
+Added: ), was incorporated in the state of Nevada on April
+Added: was formed in 2011 in Ontario, Canada ( “Worksport Ontario”
+Added: December 2014, FNHI acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Worksport Ontario pursuant to which Worksport Ontario became a wholly-owned
+Added: subsidiary of FNHI.
+Added: Since acquiring Worksport Ontario, the Company has abandoned all previous business plans and has focused on developing
+Added: the tonneau business.
+Added: May 2020, FNHI changed its name to Worksport Ltd.
+Added: The Company’s common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol
+Added: “WKSP.”
+Added: All references to “Worksport,”
+Added: “WKSP,”
+Added: or “the Company”
+Added: as used herein refers to the consolidated operations of the Company and Worksport Ontario.
+Added: have developed soft vinyl tonneau covers and hard aluminum tonneau covers.
+Added: Covers are offered in three or four-panel options.
+Added: Once installed, our tonneau covers latch against the bed of the truck and fold up against the back window of the truck cab.
+Added: current products include the SC (Soft Cover) SC3, SC3pro and TC (Tough Cover) TC3 lines.
+Added: SC3 was Worksport’s first product introduced in 2011 and is fitted with a powder coated lightweight aluminum frame and rear cam
+Added: The tri-fold cover is ultra-violet (UV) protected vinyl tri-layer material that seals around the truck bed with a rubber gasket
+Added: designed to protect cargo from moisture and debris.
+Added: SC3pro was introduced in 2012 and has been upgraded from the SC3 to include our patented “Smart Latch”
+Added: offers the same features as the SC3;
+Added: however, the Smart Latch system allows the operator to open the cover by simply pulling a release
+Added: TC3 was introduced in 2011 but offers a 14 millimeter thick aluminum tri-cover panel with a honey-comb core coated in a durable black
+Added: scratch-resistant powder coating.
+Added: The TC3 is fitted with the same frame as the SC3 and seals and latches the same as the SC3.
+Added: in Production
+Added: is currently developing the following products:
+Added: SC4 is estimated to launch in the third quarter of 2021.
+Added: We believe that this will be the first vinyl wrapped tonneau cover to fold in
+Added: four sections.
+Added: This cover will also allow its users full bed access by being foldable upwards toward the rear window of the truck.
+Added: cover will be more compact when folded parallel to the back window of the truck which will reduce wind resistance and rear window obstruction.
+Added: TC4 is currently in the design stage with an estimated to launch in the third quarter of 2021.
+Added: The TC4 design will fold with four sections,
+Added: and rotate toward the truck cab’s rear window, allowing full bed access.
+Added: The cover will have three locking points, with two latching
+Added: points that are cable operated.
+Added: The cover will be made using FRP (fiberglass reinforced polymer) panels with a matte black silicate surface,
+Added: for a durable, matt-black finish.
+Added: the SC3pro, TC4 will offer cable operated latching system.
+Added: Options on the TC4 will include expandable cargo division and storage solutions.
+Added: are currently developing a two component system called the TerraVis that consists of a solar tonneau cover and portable core battery.
+Added: TerraVis tonneau cover will be the charging component of the TerraVis and is part of a larger proprietary system which uses mono-crystalline
+Added: high efficiency solar panels, rather than our standard FRP or Aluminum rigid panels.
+Added: The system will generate up to 1000-watts of low
+Added: voltage DC current.
+Added: The power will then be stored in an integrated, scalable Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFeP04) battery bank, that can
+Added: expand to over 6 kilowatts (kw) of energy storage.
+Added: These components all combine to form the property TerraVis System, referenced above.
+Added: The energy can be stored and inverted to two 2000-watt 110V AC outlets or used to re-charge the vehicle’s onboard battery systems
+Added: as emergency.
+Added: on our TC4 design, our TerraVis cover is designed to provide portable power for pickup trucks and add driving range to next-generation
+Added: EV (Electric Vehicle) pickups by generating solar charge power.
+Added: While folded over the bed of the truck, the TerraVis cover is designed
+Added: to charge power banks and portable batteries, turning any truck into a mobile micro-grid power station.
+Added: will be designed with integrated track systems within the bed of the truck.
+Added: These tracks can be used for a variety of add-on options
+Added: such as, chrome trim, tie downs, cargo cleats, textile storage bags, seating, cargo racks, sliding system and others.
+Added: TerraVis COR will be the battery component of TerraVis and will be available to the broader consumer market as a standalone mobile power
+Added: system for off-grid power.
+Added: This will be a modular, scalable, portable power system.
+Added: Chargeable via the TerraVis solar panel tonneau cover,
+Added: any solar panel, or wall outlet.
+Added: the TerraVis COR is the battery pack that will produce power from the modular Worksport COR battery
+Added: packs and provide DC powder to charge mobile devices, as well as invert the power to 2000 watts of A/C power to power job sites, camp
+Added: sites, or where power may not be conveniently available.
+Added: sales efforts for our TerraVis System will be focused on the North American markets, for companies such as Rivian, Workhorse, Atlis,
+Added: Bollinger, Tesla, Hercules, as well as GM and Ford trucks.
+Added: Manufacturing
+Added: Worksport products are manufactured in a facility located Meizhou, China according to our specifications, schematics and blueprints.
+Added: We believe that production at the factory can be increased within 30 days to facilitate volumes up to 10 times the current output without
+Added: any adverse effects on quality or craftsmanship.
+Added: are currently in the process of establishing manufacturing presence within North America (the United States, Canada and Mexico).
+Added: is hopeful that an agreement can be reached between respective governments and that a new facility can be built sometime in 2021.
+Added: believes that having manufacturing capability in North America will increase quality control and production efficiency.
+Added: Company currently holds a broad collection of intellectual property rights relating to certain aspects of its parts and accessories,
+Added: and services.
+Added: This includes patents, trademarks, service marks, and other forms of intellectual property rights in the U.S.
+Added: foreign countries.
+Added: Although the Company believes the ownership of such intellectual property rights is an important factor in its business
+Added: and that its success does depend in part on such ownership, the Company relies primarily on the innovative skills, technical competence
+Added: and marketing abilities of its personnel.
+Added: current intellectual portfolio consists of:
+Added: four (4) issued U.S.
+Added: utility and divisional patents, four (4) completed international Patent
+Added: Cooperation Treaty (“
+Added: PCT ”) patents, one (1) issued Canadian utility and pending divisional patent.
+Added: We also in the
+Added: process of preparing five (5) U.S.
+Added: provisional patent applications and one (1) U.S.
+Added: design patent application.
+Added: Our patents and applications
+Added: relate, among others, to:
+Added: bag use for a tonneau cover;
+Added: system for use with a pickup truck;
+Added: and rails for use in tonneau truck covers;
+Added: power systems.
+Added: patents will expire between 2032 and 2039, excluding any patent term extensions that might be available following the grant of marketing
+Added: authorizations.
+Added: If issued, pending applications would expire in 2041, excluding any patent term adjustment that might be available following
+Added: the grant of the patent and any patent term extensions that might be available following the grant of marketing authorizations.
+Added: patents issued to our Chief Executive Officer, Steven Rossi, have been assigned to the Company or will be assigned to the Company upon
+Added: being issued by the USPTO.
+Added: Company has 15 trademarks in various states of pending, registered and allowed in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom
+Added: than standard business licenses, no permits or regulatory approvals are required to distribute Worksport products to clients in any of
+Added: the areas in which we operate.
+Added: revenue is directly proportional to sales of pickup trucks.
+Added: The following graph shows sales of specialty equipment retail sales of aftermarket
+Added: automotive accessories in the United States in billions from 2016, through the third quarter of 2019 and estimates those sales into 2023.
+Added: worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has not critically affected the pickup truck market.
+Added: In 2020, new vehicle sales were under 15 million, with
+Added: light trucks accounting for approximately 74% of total sales in the United States.
+Added: current growth trend is fueled by a decade average of strong overall economic performance, including an ongoing decade average decline
+Added: in unemployment and growth in consumer spending.
+Added: A strong economy paired with rising consumer confidence suggest that consumers are willing
+Added: to spend capital on discretionary items, such as specialty automotive parts.
+Added: While new vehicle sales have leveled off, they still remain
+Added: at near-record highs—close to 15 million per year.
Recently announced tariffs on imported steel, aluminum, etc.
−Removed: and other policy changes
−Removed: could affect the economy and the industry in 2018, but to this point, demand has been strong.
−Removed: from 2018 SEMA report, relating to the tonneau cover aftermarket in USA / non-oem dealer sales)
−Removed: Truck Market:
−Removed: New Pickup Truck Sales by Month (All Models)
−Removed: sales data table looks at monthly sales performance for the pickup truck segment in Canada on a month to month basis for the entire
−Removed: It includes all major pickup truck models sold in the Canadian market and you can see that the monthly pickup truck
−Removed: sales trends clearly.
−Removed: Seeing the individual pickup truck model sales performance in this way gives you a good sense of the momentum
−Removed: (good or bad).
−Removed: https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2019-canada-pickup-truck-sales-figures-by-model/
−Removed: States - best-selling light trucks –
+Added: and other policy
+Added: changes could affect the economy and the automotive industry, however, demand continues to remain strong for new pickup trucks in North
+Added: Statista Market Outlook suggests that pickup trucks will continue to be the number one selling vehicle in North America.
+Added: upgrades are the largest sector of the specialty equipment industry, accounting for 27% of total retail dollars (about $12.03 Billion).
+Added: In the United States alone, there are over 158.6 million registered light trucks.
+Added: Despite the growth of crossover vehicles (CUV) overall,
+Added: full-size pickups remain the most common vehicle subtype on the road today.
+Added: This is likely driven by the continued popularity of domestic
+Added: half-ton pickups ( e.g., Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado, Ram 1500) throughout the United States, especially in the U.S.
+Added: there is increasing interest in electrification by automakers, less than 1% of light vehicles are electrified thus far.
+Added: the decade where mass adoption takes place.
+Added: The electric pickup truck market is very promising.
+Added: Under the push of EV’s worldwide
+Added: and legal policies in states like California banning non-eco truck sales by 2035, we believe that a sizable amount of customers will
+Added: be looking to purchase and upgrade to newer trucks.
+Added: EV pickup truck sales are suggested to grow at a 58% change of annual grown rate
+Added: (CAGR) between 2020 and 2030.
+Added: top registered make and models of pickup trucks in the United States are shown below.
+Added: Registered Models
+Added: GM Full-Size Pickup
+Added: Ford F-Series
+Added: Toyota Tacoma
+Added: Chevrolet Silverado 2500
+Added: Toyota Tundra
+Added: the roughly 56 million pickups in the United States today, nearly 60% of them are either GM Full-Size or Ford F-Series, and account for
+Added: almost 12% of all vehicles on the road.
+Added: The Ram Pickup is third.
+Added: All three brands are ideal target markets for our products.
+Added: New Pickup Truck Sales in the United States by Month (All Models)
2019 year-end sales of almost 900,000 units, the Ford F-Series was the best-selling light truck in the United States.
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is a series of full-size pickup trucks, the most popular variant being the F-150.
−Removed: The 14th generation of this model will be released
−Removed: best-selling light trucks in the United States
+Added: The 14th generation of this model was released in 2020.
years of recovery in demand for vehicles, U.S.
−Removed: car and light truck sales growth slowed down in 2019, compared with the year before.
−Removed: light vehicle sales came to around 17 million units in 2019, some 12.2 million of which were light trucks.
−Removed: With the exception
−Removed: of Toyota pickups, light trucks built by U.S.-based automakers continue to be favorites among U.S.
+Added: car and light truck sales growth slowed down in 2019, compared with 2018.
+Added: light vehicle
+Added: sales came to around 17 million units in 2019, some 12.2 million of which were light trucks.
+Added: With the exception of Toyota pickups, light
+Added: trucks built by U.S.-based automakers continue to be favorites among U.S.
vehicle buyers.
−Removed: The Ford F-Series,
−Removed: which has been one of the most popular automobiles with U.S.
−Removed: buyers for years, was ranked as the best-selling light truck in the
−Removed: United States at year-end 2019.
−Removed: The second spot was claimed by Chrysler’s Ram Pickup, followed by GM’s Chevrolet Silverado
−Removed: and the Toyota Tacoma.
+Added: The Ford F-Series, which has been one of the
+Added: most popular automobiles with U.S.
+Added: buyers for years, was ranked as the best-selling light truck in the United States at year-end 2019.
+Added: The second spot was claimed by Chrysler’s Ram Pickup, followed by GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and the Toyota Tacoma.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/204473/best-selling-trucks-in-the-united-states-from-january-to-october-2011/
−Removed: many years, consumers have had very limited options available to them from tonneau cover manufacturers.
−Removed: The leading manufacturers
−Removed: in the North American market have had very few new model developments.
−Removed: The tonneau cover market can be divided into four main
−Removed: styles of covers:
−Removed: Soft Folding & Roll-up covers (Vinyl covers)
−Removed: Hard Folding & Standing Covers (Aluminum and FRP)
−Removed: Solid one piece caps and lids (Plastic & Fiberglass)
−Removed: Retractable Covers (Plastic & Aluminum)
−Removed: believe the consumer favors models that are the least cumbersome, most functional, and lowest initial cost.
−Removed: Solid one piece covers
−Removed: and retractable covers are the least desirable because of their limited functionality and overall cost.
−Removed: Therefore, the most popular
−Removed: covers in today’s market are soft and hard folding/rolling tonneau covers.
−Removed: Analysis and Distribution
−Removed: Specialty Equipment (aftermarket) consists of three major types of customers which include;
−Removed: master warehouse distributor, dealer/wholesaler,
−Removed: and end retail consumer.
−Removed: Master warehouse distributors will stock and distribute product to their customers, which are usually
−Removed: local dealers and wholesalers.
−Removed: Dealers and wholesalers are local stores which sell product to some businesses and retail consumers
−Removed: in their area and online.
−Removed: Dealers will purchase most of their product from their local distributor who will deliver to them regularly.
−Removed: Retail end consumers are simply the end user of your product.
−Removed: Worksport currently sells its product line through distributors
−Removed: and dealer networks.
−Removed: OEM market consists of vehicle manufactures with corporate offices and distribution points globally.
−Removed: Specifically, within North
−Removed: America the OEM market would consist of corporate offices and warehouses in Canada, USA, and Mexico.
−Removed: Target OEM’s for Worksport
+Added: distribute our tonneau covers are through wholesalers and online retail channels in Canada and the United States.
+Added: We will also provide
+Added: our tonneau covers for private labels and Original Equipment Manufacturers.
+Added: specialty equipment (aftermarket) consists of three major types of customers which include master warehouse distributors, dealers and
+Added: wholesalers, and retail end consumers.
+Added: Master warehouse distributors will stock and distribute products to their customers, which
+Added: are usually local dealers and wholesalers.
+Added: Dealers and wholesalers are local stores which sell products to some businesses and retail
+Added: consumers in their area and online.
+Added: Dealers will purchase most of their products from their local distributor who will deliver to them
+Added: Retail end consumers are simply the end users of the products.
+Added: Original Manufacturing Market (OEM) consists of vehicle manufactures with corporate offices and distribution points globally.
+Added: Specifically,
+Added: within North America, Worksport’s target customers in OEM markets include but are not limited to:
Automotive (Ram Trucks).
−Removed: 2017, each vehicle manufacturer above, purchases their OEM brand tonneau covers (tonneau cover installed at the factory) from
−Removed: an independent accessory manufacturer, such as Worksport.
−Removed: No vehicle manufacturer designs and manufacturers their own tonneau
−Removed: Worksport’s
−Removed: target market includes master warehouse distributors and dealers.
−Removed: the Canadian market, Worksport does the majority of its business with warehouse distributors, and select dealer customers.
−Removed: the US market, Worksport’s customer base is mostly dealers and wholesalers.
−Removed: USA is a supplying member of one of the largest after-market buying groups in the USA.
−Removed: American Aftermarket Group (AAG), owned
−Removed: by Line-X coatings, consists of over 700 car and truck accessory stores.
−Removed: Being a supplying member of AAG gives Worksport access
−Removed: to most of the large truck accessory dealers, wholesalers, and online stores in the USA.
−Removed: Our products are sold to AAG members
−Removed: by the sales staff at AAG and all customer service and maintenance is done through phone calls, emails, and infrequent visits.
−Removed: Canada sells to only select dealers in Ontario as well as, the largest warehouse distributor in eastern Canada.
−Removed: Robert Thibert
−Removed: in Châteauguay, QC has over 600,000 square feet of warehouse space in three provinces in Canada.
−Removed: Robert Thibert is responsible
−Removed: for stocking and selling our product to their customer base in Canada.
−Removed: Worksport dealer sales in Ontario are to only select dealers
−Removed: who assist with product feedback.
−Removed: contact is made with our customer base about new product, promotions, updates, and general sales by phone, email, and in person,
−Removed: when possible.
−Removed: partial list of our customers includes:
−Removed: Robert Thibert (Québec, Canada)
−Removed: (Florida, USA)
−Removed: 5 Distributing
−Removed: that compete in this market are Truck Hero Group, Tonno Pro and Rugged Liner however not all companies charge competitive prices:
−Removed: Extang (TruckHero) Trifecta retails in the USA for $425.
−Removed: The Tonno Pro Tri Fold retails for $269.
−Removed: The Rugged Liner Tri Fold retails
−Removed: Whereas the Worksport Tri Fold retails for CAD$259;
−Removed: Extang Solid Fold retails in the USA for $799.
−Removed: The Rugged Liner Hard Fold retails for $689.
−Removed: The Worksport Forte retails at CAD$699;
−Removed: profile Roll-Up covers are manufactured by many different companies.
−Removed: The two most popular Roll-Up covers are the Truxedo (TruckHero)
−Removed: Low-ProQT, which retails for $499 and the Tonno Pro Low-Roll which retails for $269.
−Removed: The Worksport Roll-Up retails for $CAD299;
−Removed: Hero Group is the holding company for Extang Corporation, TruXedo, Inc., BedRug, Inc, UnderCover Inc., Advantage Truck Accessories
−Removed: Inc, Retrax Inc, and BAK Industries, NFAB, RealTruck.Com, Auto Customs, and ARE Truck Caps.
−Removed: They account for the majority of the
−Removed: competing brands in North America.
−Removed: area of biggest growth in the tonneau cover market is in the area of aggressively priced hard folding tonneau covers.
−Removed: the market distribution is shared by three primary participants, with LKQ/Keystone considered the market leader.
−Removed: Marketing and Distribution Strategy
−Removed: Worksport’s
−Removed: sales strategy is constantly changing and dynamic.
−Removed: Sales are made through warehouse distributors, as they typically handle product
−Removed: sales and promotion through their in-house sales department.
−Removed: To fully saturate the market a business must entice the retail consumer
−Removed: to purchase its product by way of a strong internet presence which will consist of YouTube videos and commercials, an interactive
−Removed: website, search engine optimization, social media, etc.
−Removed: The next step is to have strong working relationships and reputations
−Removed: among dealers and wholesalers who purchase Worksport’s product, either directly or through distributors.
−Removed: will continue to grow private label sales where Worksport sells products, branded as other companies’
−Removed: who wish to participate in the tonneau cover market, but do not have the ability to navigate the complex manufacturing processes
−Removed: paired with challenging intellectual property rights can utilize Worksports designs, patents, factories, and distribution infrastructure
−Removed: to be able to stock and sell its own unique product without facing any challenges of directly manufacturing.
−Removed: hopes to become the leader in the tonneau cover market through innovation.
+Added: currently has two OEM partnerships with the electric-truck manufacturers, Hercules Electric Vehicles and Atlis Motor Vehicles.
+Added: partnerships are currently in the development stage whereby we intend to work with these companies to explore integrating our TerraVis
+Added: solar tonneau cover with Hercules and Atlis’
+Added: EV pickup truck models.
+Added: our estimation, for many years, consumers looking to purchase tonneau covers have had a limited amount of options available to
+Added: them and mostly consisted of:
+Added: Folding & Roll-up covers (Vinyl covers);
+Added: one piece caps and lids (Plastic & Fiberglass);
+Added: Covers (Plastic & Aluminum);
+Added: Folding & Standing Covers (Aluminum and FRP).
+Added: one piece covers and retractable covers are the least desirable because of their limited functionality and overall cost.
+Added: We believe that
+Added: consumers want a less cumbersome tonneau cover with high functionality and at a lower cost.
+Added: is why the most popular covers in today’s market are soft and hard folding/rolling tonneau covers and the biggest growth opportunity
+Added: in the tonneau cover market is the aggressively priced hard folding tonneau cover market niche.
+Added: largest competitor is Truck Hero which has acquired upwards of 13 independent tonneau cover brands in North America.
+Added: Truck Hero’s
+Added: products directly compete with our products.
+Added: second largest competitor is Truck Accessory Group (TAG), however, TAG’s products do not directly compete with those of ours.
+Added: believe that by being independent, aggressively priced, innovative, and operationally sound, we will be able to grow revenues with minimal
+Added: sales effort while continuing to develop our relationships with our larger clients.
+Added: we believe our Company is currently the only independent Business-to-Business (B2B) producer of tonneau covers in the United States and
+Added: Canada that does not sell directly to customers (B2C).
+Added: Worksport believes that we can expand our current customer base throughout our
+Added: current and future markets and is evaluating entering various B2C channels to boost sales of new products.
+Added: business plan moving forward is to sell our products to the 60,000 existing auto parts retailers throughout the United States.
+Added: are currently being distributed to 17,000 of these stores.
+Added: Company also plans to eventually expand to other markets outside the United States and Canada.
+Added: We intend to generate revenue in new markets
+Added: from the automotive specialty equipment markets and global Original Equipment Manufacturers.
+Added: goal is to become the leader in the tonneau cover market through innovation.
Our main objective is to design and engineer our products
−Removed: to better suit todays new, dynamic, and innovative models of light trucks.
−Removed: hopes to become a significant player in our market segment by always maintaining a strong emphasis on customer service, innovation,
−Removed: quality, and a robust global branding.
−Removed: Worksport’s
−Removed: target market is North, Central, and South America with future plans to expand globally to other market opportunities.
−Removed: intends to earn revenues from both the automotive specialty equipment market as well as OEM production for vehicle manufactures,
−Removed: also plans to gain market share and core value by internally engineering our products to best suit the evolving needs of the consumer
−Removed: as well as a strong intellectual property portfolio (3 Granted Patents, 3 patent applications in Canada and USA –
−Removed: Company’s current product lines are as follows:
−Removed: Worksport SC3:
−Removed: Tri Fold (introduced in 2011)
−Removed: Worksport Tri Fold is our staple soft folding tonneau cover.
−Removed: The Tri Fold is made with features such as stainless steel hardware,
−Removed: double coated vinyl tarp, and all aluminum and plastic coated front clamps.
−Removed: The Tri Fold is made available to our customer base
−Removed: at an average cost savings of 5% over competing products.
−Removed: Worksport has designed multiple unique variations of this product and
−Removed: is currently manufacturing various versions for Worksport branded sales, as well as private label clients.
−Removed: Worksport SC3Pro:
−Removed: Smart Fold (introduced in 2012)
−Removed: Worksport Smart Fold is our second product to market and offers our patented rear Smart Latch system.
−Removed: The Smart Fold is the first
−Removed: innovation in the rear latching system offered on soft folding tonneau covers.
−Removed: The Smart Fold cover comes with all of the same
−Removed: features as the Tri Fold but with a new rear latch system that allows the cover to be opened by simply pulling a release cable
−Removed: which is a new innovation in the soft tri fold segment of our market.
−Removed: Company introduced three new products at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas in November
−Removed: These products were the following:
−Removed: Worksport SC4:
−Removed: Quad-Fold (Introduced 2015)
−Removed: Worksport Quad-Fold will be the first vinyl wrapped tonneau cover to fold in four sections.
−Removed: This cover will also allow its users
−Removed: full bed access by being foldable upwards towards the rear window of the truck.
−Removed: We chose to make the world’s first quad
−Removed: folding cover so this cover is more compact when standing parallel to the back window of a truck, thus eliminating wind resistance
−Removed: and rear window obstruction.
−Removed: Worksport HC3:
−Removed: Forte (2 nd Gen launched in 2016 as Private Label in Canada Only)
−Removed: valuable information learned from the launch of the first generation Worksport Forte.
−Removed: The all-new redesigned Worksport Forte “GEN2”
−Removed: has been engineered to be easy to install and operate while being offered at an MAP price that fills a much needed void between
−Removed: soft and hard tonneau covers.
−Removed: GEN2 Forte cover will now be built using 6MM thick aluminum panels with a robust honeycomb core, coated in a durable matte-black
−Removed: scratch resistant powder coating.
−Removed: The GEN2 Forte cover will be 30% lighter and cost 25-30% less to manufacture.
−Removed: With robust packaging,
−Removed: the lighter weight GEN2 Forte will also save time and money with up to 10% more load quantity in a standard 40’
−Removed: HC container,
−Removed: therefore maximizing value and product profitability.
−Removed: Notably, the GEN2 Forte will not come with the same cargo-division and tool
−Removed: bags as its predecessor, as cargo division and storage solutions are being closely reviewed and implemented with the Worksport
−Removed: Alpha series of products.
−Removed: GEN2 Forte will be manufactured as a Worksport branded product as well as a cornerstone product for private label manufacturing
−Removed: in North, Central, and South American markets.
−Removed: addition, we redesigned the Worksport Smart Fold latch system based on consumer feedback.
−Removed: As a consequence, the next generation
−Removed: Smart Fold covers will be far easier to install and will be available for both domestic and imported light trucks.
−Removed: also launched its new Alpha series of tonneau covers at SEMA 2015.
−Removed: The Alpha products are set to be released late 2020, upon successful
−Removed: capital raise for new research and development.
−Removed: The Alpha and TerraVis model covers are anticipated to be very successful in the
−Removed: automotive aftermarket.
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−Removed: products are manufactured to our specifications and design in China.
−Removed: All of our soft (vinyl) covers are made in a factory in Meizhou,
−Removed: All future Worksport hard products are manufactured in China.
−Removed: Our soft cover factory is capable of producing 3,000 pieces
−Removed: per month and our hard cover factory is capable of producing 1,500 pieces per month.
−Removed: Production at both factories can be increased
−Removed: within thirty days to facilitate volumes up to ten times the Chinese contract manufacturers’
−Removed: current output without any
−Removed: stress on their capacity.
−Removed: we employ 1 full-time person.
−Removed: We may hire additional employees in the future to facilitate anticipated growth projections.
−Removed: reimburse our employee for all necessary and customary business related expenses.
−Removed: have no plans or agreements which provide health care, insurance or compensation on the event of termination of employment or
−Removed: change in our control.
−Removed: Property Rights
−Removed: at the time of filing of this Report, the Corporation has obtained three patents in the US.
−Removed: As disclosed below, the patents are
−Removed: for the company’s “Smart Fold”
−Removed: and “Quad-Fold”
−Removed: tonneau covers and for the “Tool Bag”
−Removed: which s an accessory and part of the “GEN2 Forte”
−Removed: tonneau covers.
−Removed: October 2014, the Corporation also filed two provisional patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark ffice which were
−Removed: subsequently granted.
−Removed: Worksport has paid $7,718 since October 2012 for the cost of obtaining US Patent No.
−Removed: 8,814,249 –
−Removed: system for securing a truck bed cover.
−Removed: This patent is owned by Steven Rossi, previously the sole stockholder of Worksport.
−Removed: an exclusive license agreement between the Corporation and Steven Rossi, dated November 26, 2014, Worksport has the right to commercialize
−Removed: Under this agreement, Worksport is not obligated to pay any royalties to Steven Rossi.
−Removed: Worksport is, however, obligated
−Removed: to pay any expenses incurred to keep the patent in full force and effect.
−Removed: 2015, Steven Rossi filed three patent applications and one provisional patent application, all under exclusive license to Worksport,
−Removed: with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
−Removed: As at the date of filing of this Report, the status of the patent applications are as
−Removed: Worksport for life of patent is expected to be granted within 2019 and includes the Adjustable/Removable Tool
−Removed: This feature relates to removable and adjustable bag under tonneau cover and is
−Removed: used on Alpha and GEN 2 Forte.
−Removed: The patent was granted on April 9, 2019.
−Removed: Worksport Quattro cover is a full bed access soft folding cover.
−Removed: The patent was granted on March 3, 2019.
−Removed: Alpha full-featured tonneau cover system (discussed above) is expected to be branched into two separate
−Removed: The Alpha patent is expected to be granted within 2019.
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−Removed: at the date of filing of this Report, Worksport also has submitted a US, Canada and China Trademark application for “WORKSPORT”
−Removed: on September 17, 2017.
−Removed: The Corporation expects to be granted trademark ownership rights to the mark “Worksport”
−Removed: As of the date hereof, the Corporation has applied for the Worksport logo and word mark in China and is awaiting confirmation
−Removed: through its Chinese trademark agent.
−Removed: Applicant’s
−Removed: Applicant’s
−Removed: English address
−Removed: RUTHERFORD, VAUGHN, ONTARIO, CANADA L4K 0B1
−Removed: Chinese address
−Removed: 加拿大安大略省沃恩市卢瑟福路 414-3120 号
−Removed: Patent Portfolio
−Removed: table below contains a record of the patents and trademarks that the Corporation currently owns and holds:
−Removed: US20170355251A1
−Removed: WO2017070786A1
−Removed: OFF TERRAVIS)
−Removed: APPLICATION IN
−Removed: APPLICATION IN
−Removed: APPLICATION IN US
−Removed: APPLICATION IN THE
−Removed: believe that governmental regulation will not be significant to us now or in the future.
−Removed: and Development
−Removed: will spend for research and development activities on an ongoing basis.
−Removed: Environmental
−Removed: believe that we are not subject to any material costs for compliance with any environmental laws.
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−Removed: to Obtain our SEC Filings
−Removed: file annual, quarterly, and special reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
−Removed: Reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the SEC can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
−Removed: of the SEC at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549.
−Removed: Such material may also be accessed electronically by means of the SEC’s
−Removed: website at www.sec.gov.
−Removed: investor relations department can be contacted at our principal executive office at 3120 Rutherford Road, Suite 414, Vaughan,
−Removed: Ontario, Canada L4K 0B2.
−Removed: Our phone number is 1 (888) 554-8789.
−Removed: Our website is www,franchiseholdingsinternational.com
−Removed: a “smaller reporting company,”
−Removed: are not required to provide the information required by this Item 1A.
+Added: to better suit today’s new, dynamic, and innovative models of light trucks and electric trucks with TerraVis.
+Added: currently employ four full-time employees inclusive of our Chief Executive Officer.
+Added: We intend to hire additional employees as
+Added: operations grow.
+Added: We rely on independent contractors for additional labor as needed.
+Added: principal executive offices and warehouse is located at 3120 Rutherford Road, Suite 414, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada L4K 0B2.
+Added: lease this 3,600 square foot space at a price of $2,222 per month that commenced August 1, 2019 and ends July 31, 2022.
+Added: main telephone number is (888) 554-8789.
+Added: Our main website is www.worksport.com , the contents of which are not incorporated by
+Added: reference into this report.
+Added: Risk Factors.
+Added: are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to
+Added: provide the information under this item.
+Added: However, our activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties including failure
+Added: to secure funding to properly fund our business plan.
Unresolved Staff Comments.
−Removed: a “smaller reporting company,”
−Removed: as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information
−Removed: in this Item.
−Removed: currently occupy office space in Toronto, Ontario.
−Removed: All Worksport product in the USA is stocked by a bonded third party logistics
−Removed: warehouse at an annual rent of approximately $10,000.
−Removed: We have virtually no owned equipment and rely on contracted logistics partners
−Removed: and their equipment to support Worksports supply chain and distribution.
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