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Encyclopedia > General Motors Canada
General Motors Canada
Type Public (NYSE: GM)
Founded 1918
Headquarters Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Industry Automotive
Products Automobiles
Engines
Website www.gmcanada.com

General Motors of Canada Limited (GM Canada) is the name of General Motors' Canadian division. The national headquarters office, their Canadian Regional Engineering Centre, and the main manufacturing plants are located in Oshawa, Ontario. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Oshawa (estimated 2004 population 150 000; metropolitan population 296 298) is a city on Lake Ontario located approximately 60 km east of downtown Toronto in Ontario, Canada. ... Car redirects here. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... For other uses, see Engine (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational corporation, is the worlds largest auto company. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Canadian Regional Engineering Centre (CREC) of General Motors Canada Ltd. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked...

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History

Founded in 1918, GM Canada was formed by the purchase of the McLaughlin Motor Car Co., manufacturer since 1907 of the McLaughlin automobile based on the Buick Model F, Canadianized with a McLaughlin carriage as its body. From 1910 onward, the cars were well-known across Canada as McLaughlin-Buicks and prominently identified as such, in recognition of their Buick heritage. Prior to becoming GM Canada, McLaughlin had acquired the approval of William C. Durant, then owner of the Chevrolet Motor Co. and preceding its entry into the GM product line, to produce Chevrolet automobiles in Canada. The McLaughlin automobile company began life as the McLaughlin Carriage Company, a blacksmith shop in Enniskillen, Ontario, Canada. ... William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861-March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, creating the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ...


General Motors Canada opened its new head offices building on the shore of Lake Ontario in 1989. It is a fixture on the King's highway 401 and usually displays an enormous picture of a new vehicle on the outside of it's huge atrium.


GM's Canadian Regional Engineering Centre opened in June, 2001. It is primarily responsible for managing the design and validation of vehicles which are manufactured in Canada, though it supports many joint development efforts with GM operations in other countries.


The manufacturing plants located in Oshawa produce the Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Allure (rebadged as the LaCrosse for the U.S. market) as well as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. The three plants have continually garnered top quality ratings by J.D. Power [1]. In 2008, the car plant is scheduled to begin production of the new Chevrolet Camaro [2].


General Motors Canada announced a naming rights deal for the General Motors Centre on October 5, 2006. The centre's main tenants will be the Oshawa Generals Junior hockey team, who were named for the corporation in 1937. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... General Motors Centre (artists rendering) The General Motors Centre (GMC) is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oshawa, Ontario at 99 Athol St. ... 1990 Memorial Cup Champions Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). ...


Canadian factories

Former plants: CAMI Automotive is an independently incorporated joint venture of automobile manufacturing in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada and formed the third step of GMs three-pronged initiative of the mid-1980s to capture and practice the Japanese mystique of automotive management. ... Suzuki Motor Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation company producing a range of automobiles (especially Keicars and small SUVs), a full range of motorcycles, ATVs, outboard motors, wheelchairs, and a variety of other small combustion-powered engine products. ... This is the article about the town in Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... 1990 Chevrolet Lumina 2002 Chevrolet Impala Is a major car manufacturing facility in the city of Oshawa Ontario Canada building various automobiles for General Motors Canada. ... 2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS extended-cab, short-bed Oshawa Truck Assembly is a General Motors truck factory in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. ... St. ...

The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Saint Therese Assembly was a General Motors Canada automobile factory, which opened in 1966. ...

Models currently made in Canada

The Buick LaCrosse is a Buick automobile model introduced in the United States for the 2005 model year. ... The Chevrolet Equinox is a mid-size crossover SUV from Chevrolet, introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year to replace the Tracker. ... The Chevrolet Impala is an automobile built for the Chevrolet division by General Motors. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. ... The Chevrolet Silverado from Chevrolet (along with its GMC counterpart, the GMC Sierra), is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors. ... The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ... The Montana is a minivan from the Pontiac division of General Motors. ... The Pontiac Torrent is a sport utility vehicle (SUV) sold by the Pontiac division of General Motors, and replaced the U-body Aztek as the companys crossover SUV for 2006. ...

Awards

The Oshawa facility was ranked number 1 facility in overall quality in North and South America by J.D. Power and Associates. J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services firm founded in 1968 which provides consumer ratings on goods from cars to restaurants. ...


See also

General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational corporation, is the worlds largest auto company. ... Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin (September 8, 1871 - January 6, 1972) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and founder, in 1907, of the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. ... Final Offer is a Canadian film documenting the 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and GM. Ultimately, it provided a historical record of the birth of the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) as Bob White, then head of the Canadian sector of the UAW, led his... Foreign ownership of companies of Canada has long been a controversial political issue in Canada. ...

External links

  • J.D. Power website
  • GM Canada website
  • Timeline of General Motors of Canada history
  • GMC to add minivan, GM to discontinue others.

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