All but four of Chrysler’s assembly plants improved their productivity in 2005 in terms of the number of labour hours it takes to produce a vehicle, according to the Harbour Report North America 2006. The labour hours per vehicle (HPV) measure the total salary and hourly labour content required to produce one vehicle.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Five Chrysler plants registered productivity gains of more than 5% – Brampton, Ont, Jefferson North, Toledo South, Toluca, Mex, and Windsor.


General Motors had five of the 10 most productive assembly plants at Oshawa (16.08 HPV for Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Lacrosse and Allure), Fairfax, Kan (17.62 HPV for Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx), Lansing M (17.82 HPV), which closed in 2005 after building out the Pontiac Grand Am and Chevrolet Malibu Classic, Oshawa (17.91 HPV for Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo), and Spring Hill, Tenn (18.34 HPV for Saturn ION).
GM plans to idle Spring Hill car production at the end of 2006 and idle Oshawa when it builds out the current models in 2008.


Nissan had three assembly lines in the top 10 – the Altima lines in Smyrna, Tenn (16.90 HPV), and Canton, Miss (17.73 HPV), and the Frontier pickup truck line in Smyrna (18.17 HPV). Nissan also led with the most productive assembly performance in four of eight vehicle segments in which they compete – large car (Maxima), full-size SUV (Armada), mid-size SUV (Pathfinder) and small pickup (Frontier).


Toyota’s Georgetown plant, which produces the Camry and Solara, ranked eighth at 18.08 HPV. Overall, Toyota’s assembly performance was flat year- over-year, excluding the two lines at Princeton, Ind. When Princeton is included, Toyota’s hours per vehicle degraded by 9.6%. Nonetheless, Toyota’s North American production volume is growing so fast it needs the equivalent of one new assembly plant of capacity to meet demand.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.