Automotive News, Media & Press - Camaro-Built In Canada

Just saw it on the TV. Will be at one of the OSHAWA,Ontario plants..... :hail: All I have to say is GREAT..They didn't blunder and stumble and f**k everything up by going with Australia again..we do no need another Holden, never did.......by the way, the Chrysler R/T's 6.1 425 hp are also built in Oshawa. :devil:

http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/To...showbyline=True

I was hoping it would be built in Wilmington, DE so I could go watch the first one off the assembly line.

Neato...

:headbang: Hooray for Canada :chug:

I have heard from Local GM guys that Canada had an agrement with GM that if they brought the Camaro or Firebird back before 2010 that it had to be built there.

My understanding of it was that it was only to be assembled in the US or Canada, not in Australia. It is only to be developed down under. I wish it would've been in the US but Canada is fine as long as the job gets done.

Definitely rather have Canada do the job over Australia.

Doing it hear at home would have been the best, but Canada would be my second choice. :)

I don't know. If the gto's aren't the rattle traps the 4th gens were then i don't see the problem with the austraila?

i wish it was going to be built here but its going to be the best camaro ever when it finally arrives. :burn:

I don't know. If the gto's aren't the rattle traps the 4th gens were then i don't see the problem with the austraila?
I'm with you. whats the difference between australia and canada? ey. Neither one have the words United States of America in them.

Scott had already stated outright that though the development was to be done in AUS, it would not be built there. Transporting them in the quantities they want, would be extremely costly, not to mention the fact that while the AUS built cars tend to have fairly good build quality, they simply don't have the capacity to produce that many.

As far as the agreement, they did have an agreement, which was satisfied in 2005 IIRC, though they apparently had a new agreement to buy out more workers in the CAW if they brought production back to Canada. I'm pretty happy with it being built there. Oshawa #1,2 were the top 1/4 most productive plants in North America in 2005, #2 was ranked #1 in NA in 2002 and 2006 by JD Power for Initial Quality (possibly a few other years as well). In short, they are among the best manufacturing facilities GM owns, and GM is currently investing a ton of cash into making them even more adaptable and efficient.

Just saw it on the TV. Will be at one of the OSHAWA,Ontario plants..... :hail: All I have to say is GREAT..They didn't blunder and stumble and f**k everything up by going with Australia again..we do no need another Holden, never did.......by the way, the Chrysler R/T's 6.1 425 hp are also built in Oshawa. :devil:

The Australian GTO's are built far better then the f-bodies that came out of Canada.

The Australian GTO's are built far better then the f-bodies that came out of Canada.

Maybe it was newer, better car to start with? Not sure how you can compare a modern GTO to an ancient design Fbody. You can only build a car thats as good as its parts.Car was what it was because of the ancient underpinnings and the cheap parts that went into it. Actually you could probably say the GTO is better built then the impala, the lumina and a whole bunch of cars built right here around the same period....

True. The Australian GTO is a better built car than most American built Chevys currently offered, except for maybe the Corvette. I'd say the quality is a tie in that case.

Can't blame the Canadians for the crapbox F-body stuff, they didn't design it or build the parts for it, haha.

The Moose is loose!!! :chug:

Link didn't work for me. Thats cool though, as long as they are built on the same build standards as the GTO. Mine drives me nuts w/ all the sqeaks!!

Oshawa's track record is great for building quality cars, so we should be happy! :)

Hell, with some of the deisgn and development that's come out of GM Detriot in the last 10 years or so, I'm happy that it is going to be GM OZ that is doing the development.

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060821/REG/60821010/1128/FPRODUCT&Profile=

"Chevy Camaro will be built in Canada
Jamie LaReau | | Automotive News / August 21, 2006 - 11:36 am / UPDATED: 8/21/06 3:35 P.M. "

The knuckledraggers of the CAW have done it again, and they haven't even gathered the 6 people it takes to install a lug nut.

"Those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it..."

Australia couldn't assemble it if they wanted to.

The plant they use is nearly tapped out serving their home and current export markets and they don't have a model sharing all the parts the Camaro uses. North American assembly makes much better sense for a car expected to move 100,000+ units.

Quality is engineered just as much as it's built, Oshawa Canada is capable of assembling a car just as good as Elizabeth Australia. If you drive a current GTO and then most other GM cars back to back you'll see Holden really engineers cars to a higher standard and pays attention to all the little details. With the engineering work being done by Holden hopefully we will see the same level (if not better) in the new Camaro.

The Australian GTO's are built far better then the f-bodies that came out of Canada.
That was not the point I was making at all. :engarde: THE GTO'S WERE AUSTRALIAN CARS THROUGH AND THROUGH.[minus 1 engine] :judge: You might want to look at a map and see that BOTH of our Countries are in NORTH AMERICA.... :jest:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060821/REG/60821010/1128/FPRODUCT&Profile=

"Chevy Camaro will be built in Canada
Jamie LaReau | | Automotive News / August 21, 2006 - 11:36 am / UPDATED: 8/21/06 3:35 P.M. "

The knuckledraggers of the CAW have done it again, and they haven't even gathered the 6 people it takes to install a lug nut.

"Those that forget the past are doomed to repeat it..."

what exactly have they done? who was supposed to build this car? illegals?


this is a plant that has a high quality ranking so whats the problem besides the obvious?

Canada might as well be the 51st state anyway...

Canada might as well be the 51st state anyway...
+1 :jest:

I heard the GTO owners complain of some quality issues, they could build the new Camaro on the moon for all I care, just build the thing already

I could give a crap who built it the Aussies or the Canadians, i like them both, i would have preferred U.S. but o well. The Aussies have cool accents, that’s a bonus in my book plus they build some of the sweetest cars around.

Who cares who's building it? At least they're building it!:bang:

I don't care if its built in Canada, or the U.S., or Australia. I'd prefer it to be built in the U.S., but I'm thrilled its being built period.

But, where is the difference in it being built in Canada or Australia? You're going to have to educate me on why building it in one country outside the U.S. is any better than another.

But any cracks on Australia are uncalled for. The Holden cars are much better engineered, the fit and finish, and especially the interior are head and shoulders above some of the crap being sold here in the states.

I heard the GTO owners complain of some quality issues, they could build the new Camaro on the moon for all I care, just build the thing already


my 05 GTO has been great. thats why im looking forward to a camaro. it should be even better.

LOL, this is a funny thread, if you guys are talking about.... QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP(during the assembly process) Ontario CAW workers are rated among the best. Oshawa is THE BEST ASSEMBLY plant in North America, thats why they got the contract. Car for car, they have the LEAST defects per unit of any Man. Plant. So quality won't be an issue, itll be more of the quality of the general's parts

LOL, this is a funny thread, if you guys are talking about.... QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP(during the assembly process) Ontario CAW workers are rated among the best. Oshawa is THE BEST ASSEMBLY plant in North America, thats why they got the contract. Car for car, they have the LEAST defects per unit of any Man. Plant. So quality won't be an issue, itll be more of the quality of the general's parts

COOL! So they even beat out ALL of the Nippon "transplant" plants?? :thumb: :cool:

Good news, kind of wish they were making it over here though!!!

Definitely rather have Canada do the job over Australia.

Doing it hear at home would have been the best, but Canada would be my second choice. :)

I totally agree.