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As the Chevy Camaro crowd already knows, the outgoing generation is assembled at GM’s Oshawa complex in Ontario, Canada. According to various reports, the 6th-generation Chevrolet Camaro would shift production to the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan.
To back those rumors up with solid facts, we reported back in August 2014 that the Detroit-based company made an announcement regarding a $174 million investment into a new facility in Lansing. General Motors detailed that the facility would produce “stamping components for the Cadillac ATS and Cadillac CTS family of vehicles and a future product."
Both the ATS and CTS are underpinned by the GM Alpha platform, with the 2016 Camaro expected to adopt the architecture as well. As such, it’s not that hard to guess what that future product may be. If, like us, you’re still on the skeptical side of this story, we’re much obliged to tell you that General Motors recently announced another investment in Lansing.
This time around it’s the Lansing Delta Township plant, not the Grand River Assembly plant where the Camaro is expected to be assembled. Still, pay attention to this statement: “$520 million for tooling and equipment for future new vehicle programs at the Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, retaining 1,900 jobs, and $139.5 million for a new body shop and stamping facility upgrades at Pre-Production Operations in Warren,” also known as the GM Technical Center.
It all adds up in the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro’s favor. On an ending note, GM’s Pontiac Metal Center in Michigan also has an ace up its sleeve. “All major body panel dies will be pre-tested in Pontiac under regular production conditions, enabling stamping plants to produce quality parts in shorter time; pre-production vehicles in Warren will surface issues long before regular production begins.”
Don’t know about you, but I get the feeling that GM wants to make Michigan the home of the 2016 Camaro.
UPDATE: GM confirmed that fifth-gen Camaro production ceases at Oshawa on November 20. As a consequence, shifts will be reduced from four to three. As suspected, the golden bowtie will concentrate 2016 Chevrolet Camaro production and assembly in Michigan at its Pontiac, Lansing and Warren facilities.
UPDATE 2: Here's the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro!
Both the ATS and CTS are underpinned by the GM Alpha platform, with the 2016 Camaro expected to adopt the architecture as well. As such, it’s not that hard to guess what that future product may be. If, like us, you’re still on the skeptical side of this story, we’re much obliged to tell you that General Motors recently announced another investment in Lansing.
This time around it’s the Lansing Delta Township plant, not the Grand River Assembly plant where the Camaro is expected to be assembled. Still, pay attention to this statement: “$520 million for tooling and equipment for future new vehicle programs at the Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, retaining 1,900 jobs, and $139.5 million for a new body shop and stamping facility upgrades at Pre-Production Operations in Warren,” also known as the GM Technical Center.
It all adds up in the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro’s favor. On an ending note, GM’s Pontiac Metal Center in Michigan also has an ace up its sleeve. “All major body panel dies will be pre-tested in Pontiac under regular production conditions, enabling stamping plants to produce quality parts in shorter time; pre-production vehicles in Warren will surface issues long before regular production begins.”
Don’t know about you, but I get the feeling that GM wants to make Michigan the home of the 2016 Camaro.
UPDATE: GM confirmed that fifth-gen Camaro production ceases at Oshawa on November 20. As a consequence, shifts will be reduced from four to three. As suspected, the golden bowtie will concentrate 2016 Chevrolet Camaro production and assembly in Michigan at its Pontiac, Lansing and Warren facilities.
UPDATE 2: Here's the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro!
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