General Motors of Canada will add a third shift of production to its Oshawa Car Assembly Plant, creating 1,000 jobs for current GM Canada employees.
The third shift is being added to meet strong North American demand for the Chevrolet Impala and will add 1,000 jobs to the plant, enabling GM to recall employees in Oshawa and offer preferential hiring to CAW members at other GM locations.
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Oshawa Car Assembly Plant Number 1 has been running on maximum overtime to meet demand for the Impala and Monte Carlo but even at full overtime, demand has continued to exceed production capacity.
Over the last several months, GM Canada and the CAW looked at a number of alternatives to improve plant utilisation and decided on the third shift after consultation with the union and suppliers.
Impala sales last year rose by 19% in the U.S. and 24% in Canada with GM selling over 226,000 Impalas in North America.
GM Canada Oshawa Car Assembly Plants employ approximately 5,000 people. Plant 1 produces the Impala and Monte Carlo while Plant 2 builds the Buick Century and Regal. In 2001, they produced 474,000 vehicles.
