- Brampton Assembly
Brampton Assembly is a
Chrysler automobile factory inBrampton, Ontario ,Canada .History
The factory was opened by American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1986 as Bramalea Assembly, a state-of-the-art robotics-based assembly facility specifically designed to produce the
Eagle Premier . It was acquired (along with the rest of AMC) by Chrysler in August 1987.The manufacturing plant has ft2 to m2|2950000 of floor space located on 269 acres (108.9 hectares).
Production of the
Chrysler LH platform cars began in June 1992 and continued with the updated LH cars in 1997. Production switched to therear-wheel drive Chrysler LX platform cars in January 2004.The attached Brampton Satellite Stamping, which opened in 1991, was built for the launch of the
Chrysler LH platform .Brampton Assembly operated with three shifts of production. It is the city of Brampton's largest employer, with over 4,200 people working there.
On
July 19 2007 Chrysler Group announced an investment of US$1.2 billion in the Brampton plant for upgrades to the Chrysler 300 series, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger, as well as a $500 million manufacturing investment to prepare for European-market LX platform product loading. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/tnBasicIndustries-SP/idUSWNAS668320070719 Chrysler Group to invest $1.2 bln in Brampton assembly plant, July 19, 2007] , retrieved onFebruary 14 2008 .]On
November 1 2007 Chrysler LLC announced that it is ending the third shift in Brampton with the loss of 1,000 direct jobs as well as declaring that production of the Dodge Magnum in Brampton will end in early 2008. [ [http://www.thebramptonnews.com/articles/2770/1/Chrysler-Brampton-Assembly-Plant-Job-Cuts/Page1.html Chrysler Brampton Assembly Plant Job Cuts Published 11/1/2007] , retrieved onFebruary 14 2008 .]Products
*1988-1992
Eagle Premier
*1990-1992Dodge Monaco
*1993-2004Chrysler Concorde
*1993-2004Dodge Intrepid
*1993-1997Eagle Vision
*1994-2001Chrysler LHS
*1994-1996Chrysler New Yorker
*1999-2004Chrysler 300M
*2005-2008Dodge Magnum
*2005-presentChrysler 300
*2006-present Dodge Charger
*2008-presentDodge Challenger Annual Production
*1988 = 59,068
*1989 = 33,904
*1990 = 24,676
*1991 = 18,133
*1992 = 50,660
*1993 = 256,754
*1994 = 256,211
*1995 = 188,782
*1996 = 238,965
*1997 = 204,137
*1998 = 300,866
*1999 = 338,921
*2000 = 291,884
*2001 = 198,965
*2002 = 201,723
*2003 = 140,642
*2004 = 209,045
*2005 = 318,536
*2006 = 314,161
*2007 = 273,285AMC's original Brampton plant
The current Chrysler factory is not the same as a nearby American Motors (AMC) plant that shared the same name.
American Motors' original "Brampton Assembly Plant" opened in 1961. It was part of American Motors Canada, Inc. and was located at northeast corner of Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road. In 1987, with the Chrysler buy-out, the AMC division and its plants (Brampton and Bramalea) were absorbed into Chrysler, becoming part of Chrysler Canada Limited. The AMC plant was closed in 1992 and sold to
Wal-Mart for use as their Canadian warehouse. The former Brampton Assembly Plant produced Ramblers, Rebels, Hornets, Gremlins, Concords and Eagles. It also produced theJeep CJ and Wrangler vehicles.The remains of the plant were torn down in 2005, and the land is currently under redevelopment.
References
* [http://cgcomm.daimlerchrysler.com/plants.do?method=display&docId=332 Chrysler's Plant Fact Sheet for the Brampton Assembly Plant and Brampton Satellite Stamping Plant] , retrieved on
February 14 2008 .
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