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It’s finally official after an initial announcement in late 2012: production of the Chevrolet Camaro will move from Oshawa, Canada to Lansing, Michigan later this year. On November 20th, General Motors will put an end to the fifth-gen Camaro. On the other hand, the Detroit giant hints that the 2016 Camaro is slated to start production “before November.”
Therefore, US deliveries are likely to commence in time for Christmas. The thing is, the end of the Canadian Camaro production marks the end of an automotive era. After being gone for 8 year prior to the fifth-gen's arrival for the 2010 model year, the Camaro is exclusively assembled on the Flex line at the Oshawa facility. And now is time for a fun fact: the Camaro outsold the Mustang consistently from 2010 to 2014.
Moving Camaro production from Oshawa to Michigan has some side effects as well. First and foremost, it’s understood that nearly 1,000 Oshawa workers will lose their jobs. Thankfully though, General Motors will begin a voluntary retirement program. According to the golden bowtie, about 2,100 of the 3,600 hourly workers at Oshawa Assembly are eligible for retirement incentives.
From November 21st onwards, Oshawa will take care of production for five nameplates: the Chevrolet Impala, Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS (on the Flex assembly line), Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Impala Limited (on the Consolidated line). Following the Camaro’s departure from Canada, GM will restructure the plant, with the whole affair expected to cost the company $200 million.
Taking April 2015 into account, the fifth-gen Chevrolet Camaro sold 493,815 units. Until November 20th, that tally will likely move beyond the 500,000 mark. As a brief reminder, the 2016 Camaro in SS guise swaps the LS3 small-block V8 in favor of the 6.2-liter LT1 V8 also used by the C7 Corvette Stingray.
Moving Camaro production from Oshawa to Michigan has some side effects as well. First and foremost, it’s understood that nearly 1,000 Oshawa workers will lose their jobs. Thankfully though, General Motors will begin a voluntary retirement program. According to the golden bowtie, about 2,100 of the 3,600 hourly workers at Oshawa Assembly are eligible for retirement incentives.
From November 21st onwards, Oshawa will take care of production for five nameplates: the Chevrolet Impala, Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS (on the Flex assembly line), Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Impala Limited (on the Consolidated line). Following the Camaro’s departure from Canada, GM will restructure the plant, with the whole affair expected to cost the company $200 million.
Taking April 2015 into account, the fifth-gen Chevrolet Camaro sold 493,815 units. Until November 20th, that tally will likely move beyond the 500,000 mark. As a brief reminder, the 2016 Camaro in SS guise swaps the LS3 small-block V8 in favor of the 6.2-liter LT1 V8 also used by the C7 Corvette Stingray.
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