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'''Sainte Therese Assembly''' was a [[General Motors Canada]] [[automobile]] factory, which opened in 1966. It was located in the [[Montreal]] suburb of [[Sainte-Thérèse]],  [[Quebec]].  It later was the site for production of the [[GM F platform|F-body]] [[Chevrolet Camaro]] and [[Pontiac Firebird]]. The plant closed in 2002 and was demolished.
The '''Scarborough  Van Assembly''' Plant was a [[General Motors Canada]] plant in [[Scarborough, Ontario]] which opened in 1966. It once stood on the now Eglington Town Center Retail Complex between Victoria Park and Warden Ave. The plant employed 2,700 workers before closing in 1993 and has since been re-developed into a retail outlet mall.


==History==
In the mid-1980s, the plant was facing closure due to high absenteeism and low quality of the G-body cars built there. However, a new labor pact and improved quality, plus the availability of government-backed interest-free loans, prompted GM to expand and modernize the facility. Production of the Cutlass Supreme and Grand Prix stopped in February 1987 and the plant was retooled to build the [[Chevrolet Celebrity]], using equipment transferred from [[Oshawa Car Assembly|Oshawa]].<ref name='Wards88'>{{cite book |title=Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988 |publisher=Ward's Communications, Inc. |year=1988}}</ref>
It had started as an automotive components manufacturing plant in 1963 before being converted into a van assembly plant years later. the plant produced gm vans and GM and chevy cube van cabs and chassis. In 1986 the One-millionth van was produced by Scarborough Van Plant. Around Thanksgiving of 1989, General Motors announced that they would be closing the van plant in Scarborough, Ontario, and awarding the van contract to [[Flint Truck Assembly]].The last van rolled off the Scarborough line on On May 6, 1993. Production was then transferred to [[Flint Truck Assembly]] and the process of dismantling the plant began. Then after three years at Flint the van division moved to Wentzville Assembly in Missouri in July, 1996. The Scarborough plant employed 2,800 people. Most of the employees were transferred to [[Oshawa Truck Assembly]] or [[Oshawa Car Assembly]] shortly after the demolition of the Scarborough Plant.


===Models produced===
==Cars built==
*[[Chevrolet Van|Chevy G10]]
Chevrolet Full Size (1966-72)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|Chevy G20]]
[[Chevrolet Vega]] (1973-1974)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|GMC Vandura]] (1970-1993)
[[Pontiac Astre]] (1973-1974)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|GMC Vandura HD]] (1985-1993)
[[Chevrolet Monza]] (1975-1977)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|Chevy Van]] (1970-1993)
[[Oldsmobile Starfire]] (1975-1977)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|Chevy Sportvan]] (1970-1993)
[[Pontiac Sunbird]] (1976-1977)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|Chevy Beauville]] (1970-1993)
[[Buick Skyhawk]] (1975-1977)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Van|GMC Rally Wagon]] (1970-1993)
[[Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (1978-1987)<br>
*[[Chevrolet Astro]] (1985-1993)
[[Pontiac Grand Prix]] (1978-1987)<br>
*[[GMC Safari]] (1985-1993)
[[Pontiac LeMans|Pontiac LeMans, Grand LeMans]] (1978-1981)<br>
[[Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera]] (1988-1991)<br>
[[Pontiac Bonneville]] (1982-1986)<br>
[[Chevrolet Celebrity]] (1987-1989)<br>
[[Chevrolet Camaro]] (1993-2002)*<br>
[[Chevrolet Camaro]][[Z-28]](1993-2002)*<br>
[[Pontiac Firebird]] (1993-2002)*<br>
[[Pontiac Trans Am]] (1993-2002)*
 
" * " Also export models for Europe. Built in an adjacent assembly area.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Chevrolet Van]]
* [[List of GM factories]]


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.hurmuses.com/exhibsite/index.html Tour Of the Plant]
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* [http://www.gmcanada.com/inm/gmcanada/english/about/OverviewHist/highlights_hist_gm_canada.html GM Canada plant overview]
 
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[[Category:General Motors factories]]
[[Category:General Motors factories]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada]]

Latest revision as of 15:28, 3 February 2009

Sainte Therese Assembly was a General Motors Canada automobile factory, which opened in 1966. It was located in the Montreal suburb of Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec. It later was the site for production of the F-body Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. The plant closed in 2002 and was demolished.

In the mid-1980s, the plant was facing closure due to high absenteeism and low quality of the G-body cars built there. However, a new labor pact and improved quality, plus the availability of government-backed interest-free loans, prompted GM to expand and modernize the facility. Production of the Cutlass Supreme and Grand Prix stopped in February 1987 and the plant was retooled to build the Chevrolet Celebrity, using equipment transferred from Oshawa.[1]

Cars built

Chevrolet Full Size (1966-72)
Chevrolet Vega (1973-1974)
Pontiac Astre (1973-1974)
Chevrolet Monza (1975-1977)
Oldsmobile Starfire (1975-1977)
Pontiac Sunbird (1976-1977)
Buick Skyhawk (1975-1977)
Oldsmobile Cutlass (1978-1987)
Pontiac Grand Prix (1978-1987)
Pontiac LeMans, Grand LeMans (1978-1981)
Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (1988-1991)
Pontiac Bonneville (1982-1986)
Chevrolet Celebrity (1987-1989)
Chevrolet Camaro (1993-2002)*
Chevrolet CamaroZ-28(1993-2002)*
Pontiac Firebird (1993-2002)*
Pontiac Trans Am (1993-2002)*

" * " Also export models for Europe. Built in an adjacent assembly area.

See also

References

  1. Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988. Ward's Communications, Inc.. 1988. 

Coordinates: 45°37′42.13″N -73°51′2.67″E / 45.6283694°N 72.1492583°W / 45.6283694; -72.1492583