New Camaro to be built in Canada EH!

General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) President Arturo Elias announced today that the Oshawa car plant has been selected to manufacture one of GM’s most celebrated new vehicles - the Chevrolet Camaro. The Oshawa plant will build the new Camaro, with early production versions at the end of 2008, with start of sales in the first quarter of 2009. This new product program and conversion of the Oshawa plant to a state of the art flexible manufacturing facility represents a C$740 million investment, with preparatory work beginning immediately.

The new Camaro is a thoroughly modern interpretation of the 1969 icon. GM has indicated that the production version of the Camaro is going to look almost identical to the “Best in Show” concept vehicle first featured at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.

Headquarters in Oshawa Ontario, General Motors of Canada employs more than 20,000 people nationwide. GM of Canada manufactures a variety of vehicles, engines, transmissions and other components, and markets the full range of General Motors vehicles and related services through 759 dealerships and retailers across Canada. Vehicles sold through this network include Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Saturn, Hummer, Saab and Cadillac.

source: www.worldcarfans.com

lexusis350 - 8/23/2006 11:07:10 PM

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This is one of those awesome looking American made cars.

mstangpny07 - 8/23/2006 11:08:35 PM

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Great. First it's Fords made in Mexico, and now Chevys made in Canada.
Some "American" companies, huh?

OSHAWAcameroAH - 11/28/2006 1:01:18 AM

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GM KNOWS WHERE TO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT FOR THE JD POWER THE PROOF IS ON PAPER..GM`S CROWN JEWEL OSAHAWA PLANT 1.. OH YA NO PLANT 1 OR 2 ALL AS ONE KNOW...

chewy - 8/23/2006 11:40:33 PM

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Definately better than the Challenger.

Jovi - 8/24/2006 1:28:13 AM

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All-American Muscle car baby...

Scratch that... Half-Canadian half-American Muscle car baby!!!

JCF110 - 8/24/2006 7:07:45 AM

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I have to say that I am proud that the new Camaro will be built at the Oshowa plant less than 25 minutes north of my home in Toronto. The LaCrosse, Impala, Malibu, DTS, and CTS are also built there too.

phantom330 - 8/24/2006 9:15:41 AM

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I personally think it's ridiculous they pin it as an "american muscle car" and then build it in Canada. I still like the way it looks though :)

OSHAWAcameroAH - 11/28/2006 12:30:47 AM

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TOOK THE AMERICANS TO THINK IT TOOK THE CANADIANS TO BUILD AND TWEEK IT TO BECOME A TRUE AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR !!! WE WILL BUILD A MUSTANG& CHALLENGER EATING MACHINE ..OSHAWA GM`S CROWN JEWEL

courtstone - 8/24/2006 10:09:13 AM

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The all-new Camaro looks so much better than the Dodge Challenger and the Mustang. Im a little proud of GM for producing this...Let's give GM a round-of-applause!

JCF110 - 8/24/2006 11:02:39 AM

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P.S. I took that picture!!! I really did! Good job EH???