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Oshawa Metal or Oshawa Metal Centre is a General Motors of Canada facility in Oshawa, Ontario.

Built in 1986 to supply metal for Chevrolet Lumina and Buick Regal made in Oshawa, the plant now makes steel used at the Oshawa Car and Truck plants and other GM customers. It is the GM's only metal facility in Canada located close to an assembly plant.

The 587,000 square feet (54,500 m²) facilities makes over 80,000 parts a day using 337 tons of steel a day to make 22 million parts a year.^[1]

It will likely lose some jobs due to the pending closure of the Oshawa Truck Assembly.

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-[[Image:Fairfax-plant1.jpg|thumb|350px|The plant from the south. The runway of the old airport is on all sides]]
+'''Oshawa Metal or Oshawa Metal Centre''' is a [[General Motors of Canada]] facility in [[Oshawa, Ontario]].
-[[Image:Bush-fairfax.jpg|thumb|President [[George W. Bush]] shaking hands with Fairfax assembly line workers on March 20, 2007]]
-'''Fairfax Assembly''' is a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory at 3201 Fairfax Trafficway, [[Kansas City, Kansas]]. The present plant was opened in 1987 and currently produces the [[Chevrolet Malibu]] and the [[Saturn Aura]]. {{As of|2006|alt=As of July 2006}}, the local Kansas City council is attempting to entice GM to produce a new mid-size vehicle here with $146,000,000 in bonds.  Harbour Consulting rated it as the fourth most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/AUTO01/606020394/1148|title=Efficient auto factories aren't spared the ax|work=[[Detroit News]]|accessdate=June 2|accessyear=2006}}</ref>.
-In 2008 the plant manufactures the [[Chevrolet Malibu]] and the [[Saturn Aura]].  The {{convert|3200000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. plant employs 2,700 hourly and salaried employees.  Employees are represented by UAW Local 31.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS168073+25-Jul-2008+PRN20080725 GM Celebrates J.D. Power Recognition at Fairfax Assembly Plant - July 25, 2008]</ref>
+Built in 1986 to supply metal for Chevrolet Lumina and Buick Regal made in Oshawa, the plant now makes steel used at the Oshawa Car and Truck plants and other GM customers. It is the GM's only metal facility in [[Canada]] located close to an assembly plant.
-The original Fairfax assembly plant was located next to [[Fairfax Airport]] which was the former location of the [[North American Aviation|North American]] Bomber Production Plant where the [[B-25 Mitchell]] was manufactured during [[World War II]].  After the war GM purchased the building and converted it to automobile assembly. In 1952 alongside car production the plant produced F-84F jet powered fighters.
+The {{convert|587000|sqft|m2}} facilities makes over 80,000 parts a day using 337 tons of steel a day to make 22 million parts a year.<ref>[http://www.gm.ca/inm/gmcanada/english/about/Overview/operations_osh_metal.htm Oshawa Metal Centre]</ref>
-The original Fairfax plant ceased production in 1986 and production was moved to Fairfax #2 which is located on the former Fairfax airport in a $500 million project. The new plant began production with the 1987 model year Pontiac Grand Prix. On August 23, 2005 the Fairfax facility built its 10 millionth car.
+It will likely lose some jobs due to the pending closure of the [[Oshawa Truck Assembly]].
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+==See also==
-[[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Kansas]]
-[[Category:Kansas City, Kansas]]
+* [[Oshawa Car Assembly]]
+* [[Oshawa Truck Assembly]]
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+[[Category:Oshawa]]
+[[Category:General Motors factories]]
+[[Category:1986 establishments]]
+[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada]]

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