GM won't confirm car will be built here
Nov 14, 2009 - 04:30 AM
OSHAWA -- The City is waiting for a regal announcement from General Motors about the relaunch of a Buick sedan.
The automaker will begin building the Buick Regal at an assembly plant in Russelsheim, Germany in the second quarter of next year. Eventually, the car will be made at an assembly plant in North America.
GM spokeswoman Jennifer Wright said an announcement hasn't been made on where the car would be made.
"At this point, it hasn't been released where the vehicle will be built in North America. It hasn't been confirmed for Oshawa," Ms. Wright said. "We don't know the timing of when it will be announced."
However, CAW Local 222 president Chris Buckley said, "It's no surprise we'll build the next generation of the Buick Regal."
The commitment to build the Regal in Oshawa was made during the latest round of collective bargaining, he said.
The car will be available for sale in the second quarter of 2010, Ms. Wright noted.
The version to be assembled in Germany is a prototype, Mr. Buckley said, adding it would only be for the European market. "They're going to launch a number of different versions only for Europe."
The Regal would be moved to Oshawa in the first quarter of 2011, although some work will begin in late next year, he added.
The company hasn't said how many workers or shifts would be used to assemble the Regal, Mr. Buckley said.
GM stopped making the Regal in 2004, when the company began making the Buick LaCrosse.
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