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The '''Lansing Metal Center''' was a [[General Motors]] [[foundry]] located in [[Lansing Township, Michigan]] directly across Saginaw Street from the former [[Lansing Craft Centre]].  It was originally built as a jet engine manufacturing plant in 1952 and shuttered in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/NEWS03/511220329/1004/news03|work=Lansing State Journal|title=GM closures hit 1,600 in Lansing|author=Barbara Wieland|accessmonthday=August 3 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>  Upon its closing, the plant was 1,590,000 square feet in size, and employed 1,200. It is scheduled for demolition beginning in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1853chairman.com/2008/02/22/shuttered-gm-lansing-plants-to-be-razed-starting-monday/|work=Associated Press|title=Shuttered GM Lansing plants to be razed starting Monday|author=|accessmonthday=August 3 |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.
==See also==
* [[List of GM factories]]


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.
==References==
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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 15:28, 3 February 2009

The Lansing Metal Center was a General Motors foundry located in Lansing Township, Michigan directly across Saginaw Street from the former Lansing Craft Centre. It was originally built as a jet engine manufacturing plant in 1952 and shuttered in 2006.[1] Upon its closing, the plant was 1,590,000 square feet in size, and employed 1,200. It is scheduled for demolition beginning in 2008.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barbara Wieland. "GM closures hit 1,600 in Lansing". Lansing State Journal. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/NEWS03/511220329/1004/news03. Retrieved on 2008. 
  2. ↑ "Shuttered GM Lansing plants to be razed starting Monday". Associated Press. http://www.1853chairman.com/2008/02/22/shuttered-gm-lansing-plants-to-be-razed-starting-monday/. Retrieved on 2008. 

Coordinates: 42°44′14.86″N -84°34′58.61″E / 42.7374611°N 83.4170528°W / 42.7374611; -83.4170528

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