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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>
[[Image:CAMI sticker.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Sticker found on a [[Chevrolet Equinox]]]]
'''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]].


==Products==
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.
*GM Diesel Engine: 1981-1982
*Quad-4 Enginer: 1987-2001
*EcoTech Engine: 2001


==See also==
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.
* [[List of GM factories]]


==References==
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]].
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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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Latest revision as of 02:15, 4 February 2009

Sticker found on a Chevrolet Equinox

CAMI Automotive is an independently 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 Japanese mystique of automotive management. The other is NUMMI in California.

Ownership of CAMI is split 50-50 between Suzuki and General Motors of Canada Ltd.. The plant currently produces vehicles based on GM's Theta platform for crossover SUVs.

CAMI Automotive currently employs 2,772 employees. There are 570 acres (2.3 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.

In the 2005 Harbour Report, CAMI was ranked No. 3 in truck assembly in the Small SUV category of the 45 auto assembly plants in North America.

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.

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