Production of the Chevrolet Equinox started at the Oshawa Assembly Plant today (21 September), increasing capacity for the Equinox and GMC Terrain.
The plan uses excess capacity from the new CAMI body shop to transport additional Equinox bodies from Ingersoll to Oshawa for paint and final assembly. The Oshawa facility also produces the Chevrolet Impala.
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Moving some Equinox production to Oshawa allows the CAMI plant to increase GMC Terrain volume. CAMI continues to operate on three shifts with scheduled overtime.
This is the third production increase for the Equinox and Terrain, adding capacity to build 60,000 to 80,000 more vehicles for the Canadian and US markets.
GM says the average ‘days to turn is 11 for Equinox, and 12 for Terrain, compared to an average of 29 days for all compact SUVs and 49 days for the industry average.
“The efforts of the teams at CAMI and Oshawa will enable us to meet customer demand better for the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain,” said president and managing director GM of Canada Kevin Williams.
