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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>History</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Founded in 1918, GM Canada was formed by the purchase of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22McLaughlin%20Motor%20Car%20Co.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22McLaughlin%20automobile%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMcLaughlin%20automobile%7CMcLaughlin%20Motor%20Car%20Co.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="McLaughlin automobile (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWNMYXVnaGxpbl9hdXRvbW9iaWxlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">McLaughlin Motor Car Co.</a>, manufacturer since 1907<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.canadiandriver.com%5C%2F2005%5C%2F06%5C%2F17%5C%2Fmotoring-memories-mclaughlin-buick.htm%20%7Ctitle%3DMotoring%20Memories%20%5Cu00bb%20Motoring%20Memories%3A%20McLaughlin-Buick%20%7Cpublisher%3DCanadianDriver%20%7Cdate%3D2005-06-17%20%7Caccessdate%3D2010-12-06%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2216%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2217%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> of the McLaughlin automobile based on the Buick Model F, Canadianized with a McLaughlin carriage as its body. From 1910 onward, the cars were well-known across Canada as McLaughlin-Buicks and prominently identified as such, in recognition of their Buick heritage. Prior to becoming GM Canada, McLaughlin had acquired the approval of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22William%20C.%20Durant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22William%20C.%20Durant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWilliam%20C.%20Durant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="William C. Durant (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2lsbGlhbV9DLl9EdXJhbnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">William C. Durant</a>, then owner of the Chevrolet Motor Co. and preceding its entry into the GM product line, to produce <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chevrolet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chevrolet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChevrolet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> automobiles in Canada, along with the McLaughlin-Buicks.<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.gm.ca%5C%2Finm%5C%2Fgmcanada%5C%2Fenglish%5C%2Fabout%5C%2FOverviewHist%5C%2Fhist_gm_canada.html%20%7Ctitle%3DHistory%20of%20GM%20Canada%20%7Cpublisher%3DGm.ca%20%7Cdate%3D%20%7Caccessdate%3D2010-12-06%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2222%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2223%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">It is a private <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22subsidiary%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22subsidiary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bsubsidiary%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> that is wholly owned by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22General%20Motors%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22General%20Motors%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeneral%20Motors%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a>, so information such as assets, revenues, and profits is 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 Bell Canada, George Weston Limited, and Royal Bank of Canada.<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.lib.uwo.ca%5C%2Fbusiness%5C%2F200TopCompanies.html%20The%20Top%20200%20-%20Canada%27s%20Largest%20Companies%20c1973-74%20-%20Business%5D%7B%7Bdead%20link%7Cdate%3DDecember%202010%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2228%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2229%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">General Motors of Canada opened its new head office building on the shore of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lake%20Ontario%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lake%20Ontario%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLake%20Ontario%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="Lake Ontario (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGFrZV9PbnRhcmlvP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Lake Ontario</a> in 1989. It is a fixture on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Highway%20401%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Highway%20401%20%28Ontario%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHighway%20401%20%28Ontario%29%7CHighway%20401%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="Highway 401 (Ontario) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGlnaHdheV80MDFfKE9udGFyaW8pP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Highway 401</a> and usually displays an enormous picture of a new vehicle on its huge glass atrium. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">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. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The manufacturing plants located in Oshawa produce the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chevrolet%20Camaro%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chevrolet%20Camaro%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChevrolet%20Camaro%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="Chevrolet Camaro (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hldnJvbGV0X0NhbWFybz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Chevrolet Camaro</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chevrolet%20Impala%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chevrolet%20Impala%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChevrolet%20Impala%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="Chevrolet Impala (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hldnJvbGV0X0ltcGFsYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Chevrolet Impala</a>. The Oshawa plants have regularly garnered top quality ratings by J.D. Power.<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.jdpower.com%5C%2Fcorporate%5C%2F%20%7Ctitle%3DJ.D.%20Power%20and%20Associates%20%7Cpublisher%3DJdpower.com%20%7Cdate%3D2010-11-29%20%7Caccessdate%3D2010-12-06%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2234%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2235%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The Oshawa facility was ranked number 1 facility in overall quality in North and South America by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22J.D.%20Power%20and%20Associates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22J.D.%20Power%20and%20Associates%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJ.D.%20Power%20and%20Associates%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" class="new" title="J.D. Power and Associates (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSi5ELl9Qb3dlcl9hbmRfQXNzb2NpYXRlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">J.D. Power and Associates</a>.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DApril%202008%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">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 will be the Oshawa Generals Junior hockey team, who were named for the company in 1937. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On 27 April 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.<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%7C%20url%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.cbc.ca%5C%2Fmoney%5C%2Fstory%5C%2F2009%5C%2F04%5C%2F27%5C%2Fgm-pontiac-gone.html%20%7C%20work%3DCBC%20News%20%7C%20title%3DGM%20to%20drop%20Pontiac%20in%202010%2C%20cut%20thousands%20more%20jobs%20%7C%20date%3DApril%2027%2C%202009%7Carchiveurl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fweb.archive.org%5C%2Fweb%5C%2F20090430133536%5C%2Fhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.cbc.ca%5C%2Fmoney%5C%2Fstory%5C%2F2009%5C%2F04%5C%2F27%5C%2Fgm-pontiac-gone.html%7Carchivedate%3DApril%2030%2C%202009%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-4 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-0000000E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E5%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%226492-12783714245debb1aa7926e%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ40461e1073c01953-nowiki-0000000F-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-4%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-4%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2246%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E5%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2247%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" href="#cite_note-4"><span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="6492-12783714245debb1aa7926e" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key tractors:rte-parser-cache:31167 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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