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Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Assembly Line and Autos

Picture, 1982

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

General Motors Assembly Line

Picture, 1993

New cars at the GM Plant Oshawa

Picture, 1981

Time out: Mark Simpson; Wayne Smith and Rick Crowley; from left; display the collective sense of humor that gets them through the work day.

Picture, 1988

Bespoke bicycle: George West; an employee of General Motors at Oshawa; tries out one of the company's fleet of 450 bikes; now fitted with tubeless; spokeless wheels. The traditional wheels were trashed after GM's cost-cutters found that the modern wheels needed no repairs.

Picture, 1986

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Physical Plant

Picture, 1981

Spray paint: Color to order is applied to each car as it rolls along (left). A sheet attached to each body lists customer specifications; including what colors are wanted inside and out. Cars come off so that all of one color are lined up.

Picture, 1983

Back in 1904; the McLaughlin Carriage Co. used hand tools to turn out cars at the rate of one a week. Now they roll off the line at rate of 55 an hour.

Picture, 1954

Workers at this General Motors' Oshawa plant have achieved wage parity with their U.S. Colleagues; but profits of GM in Canada show lower rates than General Motors Corporation in the U.S. The accompanying letter urges more disclosure to explain figures.

Picture, 1970

GM assembly line

Picture, 1983

What does Auto Pact mean to GM assembly line workers in oshawa?

Picture, 1985

Apparent retreat by auto union still leaves big gains in benefits and wages that worry auto parts industry

Picture, 1982

Happy motoring: General Motors of Canada's south plant is back on a two-shift operation. The company; which employs over 17;000 people; is rebounding from a $71.7-million loss in 1982.

Picture, 1983

Brian Marsh Inspects metal stamping equipment; where body parts are molded out of sheet steel blanks. The highly computerized new system has cut shipping time and increased control over quality.

Picture, 1988

The old assembly line is gone from much of GM Autoplex. Flexible moving platforms stop at work stations and proceed to the next one only when workers are satisfied their job is completed properly.

Picture, 1988

General Motors Assembly Line

Picture, 1993

In dark: Workers leaving GM plant in Oshawa yesterday were left in the dark on the extent of Canadian plant closings and job cutbacks over the next four years. What they do know is that GM's overall plan is to bring manufacturing tightly in-line with demand.

Picture, 1991

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

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Picture, 1970

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General Motors Assembly Line

New cars at the GM Plant Oshawa

Time out: Mark Simpson; Wayne Smith and Rick Crowley; from left; display the collective sense of humor that gets them through the work day.

Bespoke bicycle: George West; an employee of General Motors at Oshawa; tries out one of the company's fleet of 450 bikes; now fitted with tubeless; spokeless wheels. The traditional wheels were trashed after GM's cost-cutters found that the modern wheels needed no repairs.

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Physical Plant

Spray paint: Color to order is applied to each car as it rolls along (left). A sheet attached to each body lists customer specifications; including what colors are wanted inside and out. Cars come off so that all of one color are lined up.

Back in 1904; the McLaughlin Carriage Co. used hand tools to turn out cars at the rate of one a week. Now they roll off the line at rate of 55 an hour.

Workers at this General Motors' Oshawa plant have achieved wage parity with their U.S. Colleagues; but profits of GM in Canada show lower rates than General Motors Corporation in the U.S. The accompanying letter urges more disclosure to explain figures.

GM assembly line

What does Auto Pact mean to GM assembly line workers in oshawa?

Apparent retreat by auto union still leaves big gains in benefits and wages that worry auto parts industry

Happy motoring: General Motors of Canada's south plant is back on a two-shift operation. The company; which employs over 17;000 people; is rebounding from a $71.7-million loss in 1982.

Brian Marsh Inspects metal stamping equipment; where body parts are molded out of sheet steel blanks. The highly computerized new system has cut shipping time and increased control over quality.

The old assembly line is gone from much of GM Autoplex. Flexible moving platforms stop at work stations and proceed to the next one only when workers are satisfied their job is completed properly.

General Motors Assembly Line

In dark: Workers leaving GM plant in Oshawa yesterday were left in the dark on the extent of Canadian plant closings and job cutbacks over the next four years. What they do know is that GM's overall plan is to bring manufacturing tightly in-line with demand.

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.

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