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'''Lansing Engine Plant''' was a [[General Motors]] [[automobile]] engine plant located in [[Delta charter Township, Michigan|Delta Township, Michigan]].  Constructed in [[1981]], it was originally constructed to create diesel counterparts of GM's gasoline engines<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS03/809150314|work=Lansing State Journal|title=THE PLANTS|author=|publishedmonthday=September 15|publishedyear=2008|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>, though, by the next year, GM had abanonded the project.  By [[1987]], the plant was producing the Quad-4 engine, and in [[2001]] the EcoTech engine, but was closed that same year.  GM sold the plant to Ashley Capital in [[2005]] who then leased it out to auto parts supplier Ryder Logistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/1391812.html|work=WILX Channel 10 Lansing|title=Old GM Plant to Be New Auto Parts Supplier|author=Beth Shayne|publishedmonthday=March 22|publishedyear=2005|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>
'''CAMI Automotive''' is an independently [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] [[joint venture]] of [[automobile]] manufacturing in [[Ingersoll, Ontario]], [[Canada]] and formed the third step of GM's three-pronged initiative of the mid-1980s to capture and practice the [[Japan]]ese mystique of automotive management. The other is [[NUMMI]] in [[California]].


Ownership of CAMI is split 50-50 between [[Suzuki]] and [[General Motors Canada|General Motors of Canada Ltd.]]. The plant currently produces vehicles based on GM's ''[[GM Theta platform|Theta]]'' platform for [[crossover SUV]]s.
==Products==
*GM Diesel Engine: 1981-1982
*Quad-4 Enginer: 1987-2001
*EcoTech Engine: 2001


CAMI Automotive currently employs 2,772 employees. There are {{convert|570|acre|km2}} of property as well as 1.7 [[million]] sq.ft. of [[floor]] space. CAMI uses the CAMI Production System (CPS), a set of operating philosophies that guide team members in manufacturing vehicles. The basis of the system is working in teams performing [[standardized]] work.
==See also==
* [[List of GM factories]]


In the 2005 Harbour Report, CAMI was ranked No. 3 in [[truck]] [[Assembly line|assembly]] in the Small [[SUV]] category of the 45 auto assembly plants in [[North America]].
==References==
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==Historical timeline==
*'''1986''' - CAMI Automotive established
*'''1989''' - Production of J1 ([[Suzuki Sidekick]] and [[Geo Tracker]]) and M2 ([[Geo Metro]]) begins.
*'''1993''' - Total CAMI production reaches 500,000.
*'''1994''' - Production of M3 ([[Geo Metro]] and Pontiac Firefly) begins.
*'''1996''' - Total CAMI production reaches 1 [[million]] vehicles.
*'''1998''' - Production of J2 ([[Suzuki Vitara]] and [[Geo Tracker]] begins and CAMI receives [[ISO 9002]] registration for its Quality Management System.
*'''2000''' - CAMI receives [[ISO 14001]] registration for its Environmental Management System.
*'''2003''' - Total CAMI production reaches 1.5 million vehicles.
*'''2004''' - Production of [[Chevrolet Equinox]] begins.
*'''2005''' - Production of [[Pontiac Torrent]] begins.
*'''2006''' - Production of [[Suzuki XL7]] begins.
*'''2010''' - Production of [[GMC Terrain]] scheduled.
==External links==
* [http://www.cami.ca/ Official website]
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Revision as of 00:55, 3 February 2009

Lansing Engine Plant was a General Motors automobile engine plant located in Delta Township, Michigan. Constructed in 1981, it was originally constructed to create diesel counterparts of GM's gasoline engines[1], though, by the next year, GM had abanonded the project. By 1987, the plant was producing the Quad-4 engine, and in 2001 the EcoTech engine, but was closed that same year. GM sold the plant to Ashley Capital in 2005 who then leased it out to auto parts supplier Ryder Logistics.[2]

Products

  • GM Diesel Engine: 1981-1982
  • Quad-4 Enginer: 1987-2001
  • EcoTech Engine: 2001

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THE PLANTS". Lansing State Journal. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS03/809150314. Retrieved on 2008. 
  2. ↑ Beth Shayne. "Old GM Plant to Be New Auto Parts Supplier". WILX Channel 10 Lansing. http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/1391812.html. Retrieved on 2008. 
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