Originally Posted by RPO F55 (Post 5935812)

To those of us in the industry, this and more moves like it will likely be the norm amongst the big three.

No offense meant towards the fine workers at Oshawa and the high-quality products they produce - they are victims of the economic situation there.

However, the recent CAW contract did nothing to address and indeed actually worsened the disparity of labor costs between Canada and the U.S..

To be specific, Canada is now the highest priced country to produce autos in. Given the CAW's inability to grasp this, (coupled with Ford's quick capitulation to the CAW's demands) the result produced a contract with the big three that did nothing to alleviate this.

To see the exodus start from Canada to the U.S. as well as other, lower cost areas is only natural and expected. A company can't absorb noncompetitive labor costs out of a goodwill intent - you have to go where the costs are more reasonable.

The companies that are involved would certainly not admit this, but the CAW have only theirself to blame for forcing such an unrealistic contract on the big three.

Originally Posted by motorhead (Post 5936644)

Does it really matter were it's built? I'm more worried about what it's going to look like and how it's going to perform.

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham (Post 5936866)

But where it's built is the hot topic of the day! For now...we're just assuming it'll look hot, and perform awesome. ;)

Originally Posted by shrinkdoc (Post 5937221)

I suspect this is do to the Right to Work issue. GM has been trying to get away from unions for years.:drinking:

Originally Posted by motorhead (Post 5937261)

True it is a hot topic for some folks....I have no worries about build quality in the states verses Canada.

Originally Posted by RTRO 2SS (Post 5937424)

I'm Happy to hear this news. Let’s hope they assemble the car with parts make in the USA. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when I took one of the wheels off and discovered it was made in China. It Saddens me that we import so many thing these days that I feel should be made here at home.

Originally Posted by douglat2 (Post 5937449)

I couldn't be happier about this! I was born, raised, and still live in Lansing. When GM tore down half the plants we had here it killed us. It's nice to see more cars being built here. The Grand River Plant is an awesome facility and I can't wait to see the next generation camaros start rolling off the line. As for people worried about us taking pride in our work, you obviously don't know us. We love building cars, it's what we've been doing for generations. We always take pride in the cars that we build in lansing, and now we get to take pride in one of the most iconic name plates in American motoring history.

Originally Posted by daveagogo1 (Post 5934967)

If it is then great. I only hope that it's built in Lansing with the same pride and quality it is built with in Oshawa. Mike Judge and the Oshawa crew are top notch. Both in building cars and within the Camaro community.

Originally Posted by RTRO 2SS (Post 5937424)

I'm Happy to hear this news. Let’s hope they assemble the car with parts make in the USA. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when I took one of the wheels off and discovered it was made in China. It Saddens me that we import so many thing these days that I feel should be made here at home.