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Working future: Robots weld car bodies on a General Motors assembly line in Oshawa. Canada's hard-pressed auto makers have embraced new technology with enthusiasm; seeing it as a major weapon in the battle with Japanese rivals and emerging auto giants like South Korea; Brazil and Mexico.
Picture, 1985
What does Auto Pact mean to GM assembly line workers in oshawa?
Picture, 1985
New cars at the GM Plant Oshawa
Picture, 1981
A Bumper crop in Oshawa. Glittering in the bright winter sunlight; hundreds of automobile bumpers are stockpiled in the yard of Houdaille Oshawa Ltd. on Simcone St. in Oshawa; watched over by guard Bert Stinson; who directs traffic through the yard. The company stamps and plates bumpers for the big automobile manufacturers and this is a supply of them awaiting shipment; most of them to the U.S.
Picture, 1974
Under scrutiny: Tom McVey inspects car on General Motors' assembly line in Oshawa. The fact that such inspectors are necessary to ensure quality says a lot about the problems facing the North American auto industry. In Japan; inspectors are not necessary because of better worker-management relations and higher standards.
Picture, 1982
Hats on: Students at Oshawa's O'Neill Collegiate make a fashion statement after a protest; then compromise; allowed students to wear caps in school; but not in classrooms or the auditorium.
Picture, 1992
Making plans: GM chairman Roger Smith; right; says $75 million is being invested in its Oshawa centre; shown above; to produce two new products. Smith denies threatening to close the Quebec plant; but is mum about any future investment there.
Picture, 1985
Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Physical Plant
Picture, 1981
Waiting or a speeding bus?, Dispensing with a car, Oshawa Police Constable Fred Johns sets up shop at a bus stop on Bond St. E. with a folding chair, a 12-volt car battery and a new type of hand-held radar the force is trying out to see what uses it's suited to.
Picture, 1975
First in line: Siegbert Ellerbusch; a retired tool maker from Toronto; and his wife; Liidia; take delivery of their new Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera in the plant where it was made. The car was the first of its kind made in Oshawa; where a retooling has helped to overcome a shortage of popular GM models.
Picture, 1985
Stockpiles of cars at GM plant in Oshawa.
Picture, 1981
with a dramatic leap; a dancer of the Ilarion ensemble from Oshawa; performing at the Ukrainian Poltava; brings Caravan '75 to a smashing finish last night. The dancers; some as young as 6 delighted an overflow crowd with the traditional dances of the Ukrainian steppes. By closing time; the 54 pavilions had clocked a total of 1;988;716 visitors; more than last year but just short of the 2 million attendance that was hoped for.
Picture, 1975
Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sgt. Ron Parker (left) watches Constable Terry Ryan aim in rifle that fires canisters of tear gas at an abandoned building at Camp X, a National Defence camp in Oshawa used for training during world war II. The 25 men in the class had a lecture first and then went to Camp X for practice.
Picture, 1974
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