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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]].
-<references/>
+==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]
+{{coord|43|1|0.79|N|-80|53|15.18|E|region:CA_type:landmark|display=title}}
+{{General Motors}}
+{{General Motors brands}}
+[[Category:Car manufacturers]]
 [[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Economy of Lansing, Michigan]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies of Canada]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]]
+[[Category:General Motors]]

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