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St. Catharines Propulsion Plant, is a General Motors Canada engine
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and manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission (mechanics), transmission ...
factory in St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...
. Opened in 1954 and located on Glendale Avenue. The plant is also called "St. Catharines Powertrain - Glendale Avenue Plant". The factory supports production of cast engine blocks from Defiance Foundry in Defiance, Ohio
Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States, about southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo and northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner. The population was 16,494 at the 2010 United State ...
and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations
Saginaw Metal Casting Operations is an automobile engine foundry plant in Saginaw, Michigan. Opened under GM management in 1919, the factory produces engine blocks and cylinder heads for General Motors vehicles. The factory currently occupies 1.9 ...
in Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...
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Starting in 2012, it also produces GM's new six-speed transmissions./ref>
Products
Engines
*Vortec
Vortec is a trademarked name for a line of gasoline engines for General Motors trucks. The name first appeared in an advertisement for the 1985 model year 4.3 L V6 that used "vortex technology" to create a vortex inside the combustion chamber ...
** 4.8L
** 5.3L
* V8 Gen IV 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L, 6.2L, 7.0L
* HFV6 engines 3.6L, 2.8L
* 6.2L
* Blocks
Other
*Manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission (mechanics), transmission ...
s GF6, C8 Dual Clutch
See also
*List of GM engines
This list of GM engines encompasses all engines manufactured by General Motors and used in their cars.
Divisions
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References
External links
* General Motors factories Buildings and structures in St. Catharines 1954 establishments in Ontario Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada {{Auto-factory-stub