company type privately owned subsidiary industry automotive founded 1918 headquarters oshawa ontario canada key people stephen k. carlisle president products automobiles engines revenue 31.675 billion fy 2007 number of employees 10 000 1 parent general motors website www.gm.ca general motors of canada company french la compagnie general motors du canada or simply gm canada is the canadian subsidiary of general motors . it is headquartered at the canadian regional engineering centre in oshawa ontario canada . as 2009 gm canada received a combined loan commitment of c 3 billion of financial assistance from the federal and provincial governments amid declining sales . 2 contents 1 history 2 2008 canadian auto workers bargaining 3 canadian factories 4 models currently made in canada 5 former marquees exclusive to canada 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit mclaughlin car company was founded in 1907 when samuel mclaughlin and william c. durant agreed to a contract to produce buick model f power trains for 15 years at cost plus . the cars became known as mclaughlin buicks . in 1908 durant and mclaughlin started general motors holding company after durant exchanged 500 000.00 of buick stock for 500 000.00 of mclaughlin motor co. stock . mclaughlin also exchanged his buick stock for general motors stock and in 1910 was invited to be on the board of general motors in detroit . in 1915 mclaughlin acquired the chevrolet car company of canada which built chevrolets in oshawa with chevrolet motors and mclaughlin bodies . in 1918 he merged his company with it under the name general motors of canada limited prior to his becoming director and vice president of general motors on the approval of durant who was then president of general motors and owner of the chevrolet motor co. the corporation moved people in 1918 after mclaughlin allied his company with the corporation unknown to robert mclaughlin mclaughlin buick canada s standard car virtualmuseum.ca . the mclaughlins were given gm stocks for the propriortorship of the canadian company and 10 000 000 to build walkerville and canadian products . as september 23 1933 financial post page 9 reported but not ownership . 3 a maple leaf a heavier duty chevrolet truck built at the oshawa assembly and sold in canada with minor trim differences to the american trucks . 1934 mclaughlin buick rhd series 50 model 57 nec motor show birmingham uk gm canada is a private subsidiary that is wholly allied noted by the canadian motor tractor and implement journal 1919 by general motors so information such as assets revenues and profits are not disclosed . nonetheless gm canada has historically been one of the largest and most powerful corporations in canada being listed as the third largest in 1975 and being comparable to several publicly traded companies such as bce george weston limited and royal bank of canada . 4 general motors of canada opened its new head office building on the shore of lake ontario in 1989 . it is a fixture on highway 401 and usually displays an enormous picture of a new vehicle on its huge glass atrium . this is a rented structure of general motors corporation and today is called general motors . general motors of canada built their first offices on richmond street in oshawa and had large general motors of canada signage from 1919 . the mclaughlin plants were there and were resigned by the mclaughlin family . gm s canadian regional engineering centre opened in june 2001 . it is primarily responsible for managing the design and validation of vehicles which are manufactured in canada though it supports many joint development efforts with gm operations in other countries . the manufacturing plants located in oshawa produced the chevrolet from 1915 and today the camaro and included the chevrolet truck company of canada 1919 . cadillac and lasalle were built here too . the oshawa plants have regularly garnered top quality ratings by j.d. power . 5 the oshawa facility was ranked number 1 facility in overall quality in north and south america by j.d. power and associates . citation needed the truck plant was closed to give industry to mexico and reopen old saturn plants . general motors of canada announced a naming rights deal for the general motors centre in oshawa on october 5 2006 . the centre s main tenants are the oshawa generals junior hockey team who were named for the company in 1937 . on april 27 2009 gm canada announced that it would cut over half of its canadian jobs and close 40 % of its canadian dealerships by 2014 in response to its parent company s dire financial straits . 6 reducing its franchises in canada from approximately 709 dealerships to 470 across the country after general motors us bankruptcy . the canadian government sold its 12 % of general motors stock purchased in 2009 in early 2015 . 2008 canadian auto workers bargaining edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . june 2008 general motors and the canadian auto workers union reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining contract on may 15 2008 a full four months before the existing contract was due to expire . as part of the agreement gm pledged to maintain production at the oshawa ontario pickup truck plant and made other production commitments . on june 3 2008 less than three weeks after ratification of the new contract gm announced that due to soaring gasoline prices and plummeting truck sales it would close four additional truck and suv plants including the oshawa pickup plant . 7 in response the caw organized a blockade of the gm of canada headquarters in oshawa . the blockade was ended by an ontario superior court order after 12 days . further discussions between gm and the caw resulted in an agreement to compensate workers at the truck plant and additional product commitments for the oshawa car assembly plant . 8 canadian factories edit plant location year opened products made cami automotive 300 ingersoll street ingersoll ontario 1989 chevrolet equinox gmc terrain oshawa car assembly 1907 moving to the south plant started in 1954 1000 park road south oshawa ontario 1954 buick regal cadillac xts chevrolet equinox chevrolet impala st. catharines engine transmission 570 glendale avenue st. catharines ontario 1954 models currently made in canada edit a vancouver 2010 winter olympics vehicle in vancouver . gm canada was a sponsor of the vancouver 2010 olympics . buick regal oshawa car chevrolet equinox ingersoll cami automotive & oshawa car chevrolet impala oshawa car gmc terrain ingersoll cami automotive cadillac xts oshawa car former marquees exclusive to canada edit acadian 1962 to 1971 canadian built chevrolet iis as na 1992 1995 rebadged imported isuzu suzuki and daewoo models beaumont 1966 to 1969 based on chevrolet chevelle envoy 1959 1970 rebadged imported british built vauxhall and bedford models passport 1988 1991 rebadged imported isuzu saab and daewoo models see also edit general motors oshawa detailed history of the early years of gm in canada . samuel mclaughlin the first president of gm canada final offer documentary film that shows the 1984 contract negotiations foreign ownership of companies of canada canadian military pattern truck an important part of gm canada s contribution to the war effort in world war ii oshawa generals and general motors centre references edit gmc to add minivan gm to discontinue others . j.d. power website http www.gm.ca inm gmcanada english about overview overview.html industry canada 2009 03 30 . the governments of canada and ontario reject automakers restructuring plans . retrieved 2009 04 26 . history of gm canada . gm.ca . retrieved 2010 12 06 . the top 200 canada s largest companies c1973 74 business archived february 23 2008 at the wayback machine . j.d. power and associates . jdpower.com . 2010 11 29 . retrieved 2010 12 06 . gm to drop pontiac in 2010 cut thousands more jobs . cbc news . april 27 2009 . 1 archived december 1 2008 at the wayback machine . this page is available to globeplus subscribers . theglobeandmail.com . retrieved 2010 12 06 . external links edit gm canada website timeline of general motors of canada history an interactive timeline of gm s history in canada ctv news gm canada says 245 dealerships getting axed v t e general motors divisions and subsidiaries vehicle brands buick cadillac chevrolet gmc holden holden special vehicles opel opel performance center vauxhall services acdelco gm certified service gm financial onstar geographic general motors canada cami automotive general motors de mexico general motors do brasil general motors egypt general motors india chevrolet sales india private limited general motors south africa general motors japan opel group shareholdings faw gm 50 % gm avtovaz 41.61 % gm korea 96 % chevrolet europe gm vietnam gm uzbekistan 25 % uzdaewooavto 50 % hrl laboratories 50 % saic gm 49 % saic gm wuling 34 % baojun industries m caniques maghr bines 20 % products and technologies platforms transmissions hybrids vehicles engines i3 family 0 sge i4 family 0 sge family 1 mge family ii ecotec v6 high feature gen v v8 gen iv gen v former divisions joint ventures and subsidiaries allison engine company 1929 1995 allison transmission 1929 2007 atlantic aircraft dayton wright company 1919 1923 delco electronics delphi 1994 1999 detroit diesel 1938 1988 directv 1994 2003 electro motive diesel 1930 2004 electronic data systems 1984 1996 euclid trucks 1953 1968 fisher body fleetwood metal body frigidaire 1919 1980 general motors europe 1986 2010 general motors diesel division 1938 1987 general motors diesel 1949 1969 ghandhara industries 1953 1963 gm defense 1950 2003 gmac ally 1919 2013 gmac real estate 1998 2008 gmc heavy trucks hughes aircraft 1985 1997 hughes electronics 1985 1997 hughes network systems 1987 2003 hughesnet direcway direcpc 1996 2003 kettering university national city lines nummi 1984 2009 new venture gear 36 % 1990 2002 nexteer 2009 2010 north american aviation 1933 1948 nuvell financial services 1997 2008 panamsat 1995 2003 remy electric 1918 1994 rochester products division terex united australian automobile industries 1989 1996 winton motor carriage company yellow coach manufacturing company 1925 1943 places renaissance center gm technical center gm proving grounds factories people william c. durant founder tim solso chairman mary barra ceo dan ammann president other general motors foundation history reorganization general motors motorama streetcar conspiracy concept of the corporation ignition switch recalls category commons v t e automotive industry in canada automotive industry economy of canada transport in canada active manufacturers cambli international cami canadian electric vehicles conquest vehicles inc. dupont dynesty electric vehicles girardin minibus htt automotive lion bus new flyer pr vost nova bus tav timmis t rex vehicles inc. defunct manufacturers acadian mclaughlin orion international russell components electrovaya fountain tire linamar magna international multimatic subsidiaries of foreign companies byd auto canada chrysler canada ford canada general motors canada honda canada toyota canada related topics canadian international autoshow montreal international auto show trans canada highway transport canada transportation safety board of canada retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title general motors canada & oldid 743134489 categories motor vehicle manufacturers of canadacompanies based in oshawacanadian subsidiaries of foreign companiesgeneral motors canadahidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2008articles to be expanded from june 2008all articles to be expandedarticles using small message boxes navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history 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