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''' | '''Oshawa Truck Assembly''' is a [[General Motors Canada]] [[truck]] factory in [[Oshawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It opened in 1965, and has produced [[Chevrolet C/K|Chevrolet/GMC C/K]] and [[Chevrolet Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra]] trucks. It's part of the much larger GM Autoplex, which also includes two car assembly plants and a now closed battery plant. The plant is located next to major highways and rail lines, giving it easy access to parts and markets across North America. | ||
== | The Oshawa Truck plant is currently manufacturing the 2008 [[Silverado]], [[Sierra]], [[Sierra Denali Edition]], and [[Sierra Texas Edition]]. | ||
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GM announced on June 3, 2008 that this plant would close permanently in 2009, with no future plans for new products as high gasoline prices currently in [[Canada]], and much of the world, are creating a decreasing demand for trucks and truck based vehicles. | |||
==Current models manufacturing== | |||
*[[Chevrolet Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]] | |||
*[[GMC Sierra|GMC Sierra]] | |||
==Previous models manufactured== | |||
*[[Chevrolet C/K|Chevrolet/GMC C/K]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Oshawa Car Assembly]] - The sister plant to the truck factory (located next door on the same site). | |||
*[[Scarborough Van Assembly]] | |||
* [[General Motors Canada]] | |||
* [[Oshawa]] | |||
* [[List of GM factories]] | * [[List of GM factories]] | ||
[[Category:General Motors factories]] | |||
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada]] | |||
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Revision as of 15:28, 3 February 2009
Oshawa Truck Assembly is a General Motors Canada truck factory in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1965, and has produced Chevrolet/GMC C/K and Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra trucks. It's part of the much larger GM Autoplex, which also includes two car assembly plants and a now closed battery plant. The plant is located next to major highways and rail lines, giving it easy access to parts and markets across North America.
The Oshawa Truck plant is currently manufacturing the 2008 Silverado, Sierra, Sierra Denali Edition, and Sierra Texas Edition.
GM announced on June 3, 2008 that this plant would close permanently in 2009, with no future plans for new products as high gasoline prices currently in Canada, and much of the world, are creating a decreasing demand for trucks and truck based vehicles.
Current models manufacturing
- Chevrolet Silverado
- GMC Sierra
Previous models manufactured
See also
- Oshawa Car Assembly - The sister plant to the truck factory (located next door on the same site).
- Scarborough Van Assembly
- General Motors Canada
- Oshawa
- List of GM factories
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