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| [[Image:2006CamaroConcept-001.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro]] is a product of the Oshawa Car Assembly.]]
| | '''Livonia Engine''' is a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[piston engine|engine]] factory in [[Livonia, Michigan]]. It is located at 12200 Middlebelt Rd and opened in 1971. |
| '''Oshawa Car Assembly''' is a major car manufacturing facility in the city of [[Oshawa, Ontario|Oshawa]], Ontario, Canada building various [[automobiles]] for [[General Motors]]. The factory is one of the largest car plants in the world and has won a number of awards. The plant is part of the larger GM Autoplex, which includes [[Oshawa Truck Assembly]]. It is often referred to as Oshawa Assembly Plant #1 and #2. The Oshawa Plant # 1 is being converted to a state of the art Flexible Manufacturing facility in early 2008 for the production of the new [[Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro]], which will begin there in late 2008. | |
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| The facility has over 10 million square feet (930,000 m²) of factory floor. There are approximately 5,400 hourly employees and 400 salaried employees. The hourly-rated workers are represented by the [[Canadian Auto Workers]] Union (CAW), Local [[CAW Local 222|222]]. Current products include the [[Chevrolet Impala]], and [[Buick LaCrosse]] (named "Buick Allure" for the Canadian market). The Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix were discontinued in June and November, 2007 respectively.
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| The plant won the JD Power Gold Award for initial quality in 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002; as well a numerous other individual awards for the specific models it produces. In 2007, the plant won silver for initial quality, and a Gold Best in Segment award for the Pontiac Grand Prix, and Bronze Best in Segment for the Monte Carlo.
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| The plant is currently managed by Dan Hermer; plant staff include Gerry Meek (assistant plant manager), Jeff Rios (Body Shop Plant Manager), Greg Pratt (Paint Shop Plant Manager),and Darcy Ste. Marie (Trim & Chassis Plant Manager). The contiguous Stamping Plant is managed by Phil Renner. CAW 222 President is Chris Buckley, the Car Plant Shop Chairperson is Ron Carlyle.
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| Harbour Consulting rated Oshawa #2 as the most efficient auto plant in North America in 2007. Oshawa #1 is the second most efficient in North America. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/AUTO01/606020394/1148|title=Efficient auto factories aren't spared the ax|work=[[Detroit News]]|accessdate=June 2|accessyear=2006}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| In the mid-1980s, GM began a large transformation of the facility, naming the site "Autoplex." The changeover came in three steps, the first being conversion of the truck plant to [[GMT400]] production in 1986. The next step was retooling Line 2 for the new [[GM W platform|W-body]] [[Buick Regal|Regal]], which began production in mid-1987. The final installment was a long changeover of Line 1 for the [[Chevrolet Lumina]]<ref name='Wards88'>{{cite book |title=Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988 |publisher=Ward's Communications, Inc |year=1988}}</ref>, which went into production on January 8, 1989<ref name='Wards89'>{{cite book |title=Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1989 |publisher=Ward's Communications, Inc |year=1989}}</ref> as a 1990 model.
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| In January 1988, Oshawa became the first North American GM plant to solve the issues with cutting the second shift by alternating day- and night-shift workers at two-week intervals. This system was later adopted at other plants around the continent.<ref name='Wards88'/>
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| ==Current models==
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| * 2010- [[Chevrolet Camaro]] (New Flexible Assembly Line)
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| * 2005-present [[Buick LaCrosse|Buick LaCrosse/Allure]]
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| * 1999-present [[Chevrolet Impala]]
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| ==Former models==
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| * 1995-2007 [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
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| * 2004-2007 [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]
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| * 1988-2004 [[Buick Regal]]
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| * 1982-1990 [[Chevrolet Celebrity]]
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| * 1990-2001 [[Chevrolet Lumina]]
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| * 1982-1988 [[Pontiac 6000]]
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| * [[Chevrolet Caprice Classic]]
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| * 1978-1981 [[Chevrolet Malibu]]
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| * 1976-1981 [[Chevrolet Bel Air]]
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| * 1973-1975 [[Chevrolet Biscayne]]
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| * [[Chevrolet Kingswood Estate]] ([[Chevrolet Caprice]])
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| * [[Chevrolet Kingswood]] ([[Chevrolet Impala]])
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| * [[Chevrolet Townsman]] ([[Chevrolet Bel Air]])
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| * 1969-1972 [[Chevrolet Brookwood]] ([[Chevrolet Biscayne]]) station wagons
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| * [[Pontiac Strato Chief]]
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| * [[Pontiac Laurentian]]
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| * 1958-1986 [[Pontiac Parisienne]]
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| * [[Pontiac Grande Parisienne]]
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| * [[Pontiac Catalina]]
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| * [[Pontiac Bonneville]]
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| The date refers to the years that the particular model was produced at Oshawa facility.
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *[[Oshawa Truck Assembly]] (shares the same site as this facility) | | * [[List of GM factories]] |
| *[[General Motors Canada]]
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| *[[Final Offer (film)|Final Offer]] - 1984 documentary film that shows life on the floor of the Oshawa Plant.
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| [[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada]] | | [[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]] |
| | [[Category:Wayne County, Michigan]] |
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