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''' | [[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]]. | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
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]]. | |||
==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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