. GM's Oshawa #1 is Most Productive Assembly Plant
in North America
GM Leads seven of 13
segments; three out of top five assembly plants overall
Most improved
manufacturer for last five years; improves 22 percent
DETROIT - The General Motors
Corp. Oshawa #1 plant in Ontario, Canada is the most productive vehicle
assembly plant in North America, according to "The Harbour Report
North America 2005." Oshawa #1 took the No. 1 spot with 15.85 hours
per vehicle. In total, GM has three of the top five assembly plants.
GM also leads in seven of the
study's 13 vehicle segments, three of them in cars and four in trucks. GM
is the most improved manufacturer for the last five years at a total rate
of 22 percent.
In addition, GM's stamping
operations improved productivity by 2.7 percent. The company's Marion,
Indiana plant led in major progressive pieces per hour (PPH) equipment
productivity and the Lansing, Mich. plant led in transfer press PPH
equipment productivity. In powertrains, Flint Engine North was the most
productive 6-cylinder OHV engine plant in the industry at 3.52 hours per
unit.
The world's largest
automaker's efficiency gains have also been fueled by the company's
continued improvements in product quality.
Some of GM's productivity
highlights according to Harbour include:
At 34.33 total labor
hours per vehicle (including assembly, stamping, engine and
transmission manufacturing), GM improved its overall manufacturing
productivity by 2.5 percent.
GM has three of the top
five most productive vehicle assembly plants in North America:
Oshawa #1, Ontario, was
ranked #1 at 15.85 hours per vehicle.
Oshawa #2, Ontario, was
ranked #4 at 17.47 hours per vehicle.
Lansing M, Mich., was
ranked #5 at 17.53 hours per vehicle.
GM vehicle assembly
plants led in seven of 13 North American assembly plant segments:
Lansing M, Mich., was the
industry's most productive compact car plant at 17.53 hours per
vehicle.
Oshawa #1, Ontario, was
the most productive midsize car plant at 15.85 hours per vehicle.
Lansing Grand River,
Mich., was the most productive luxury car plant at 24.11 hours per
vehicle.
Moraine, Ohio, was the
most productive midsize SUV plant at 20.73 hours per vehicle.
Arlington, Texas, was the
most productive fullsize SUV plant at 22.39 hours per vehicle.
Fort Wayne, Ind., was the
most productive fullsize pickup plant at 19.86 hours per vehicle.
Wentzville, Mo., was the
most productive large van plant at 24.41 hours per vehicle.
