St. Catharines Engine Plant

St. Catharines Propulsion Plant
Operated	1952–present [1]
Location	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°08′25″N79°11′10″W / 43.1403°N 79.1861°W / 43.1403; -79.1861
Industry	Automotive
Products	Engines, manual transmissions
Area	2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2) [1]
Address	570 Glendale Avenue
Owner(s)	General Motors Canada
Website	gm.ca/stcatharines

Photo of plant

St. Catharines Propulsion Plant is a General Motors Canada engine and manual transmission factory in St. Catharines, Ontario. 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 and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations in Saginaw, Michigan.

Starting in 2012, it also produces GM's six-speed transmissions. ^[2]

Products

Engines

• Vortec
  • 4.8 L
  • 5.3 L
• V8 Gen IV 4.8 L, 5.3 L, 6.0 L, 6.2 L, 7.0 L ^[1]
• HFV6 engines 3.6 L, 2.8 L
• 6.2 L^{[ specify ]}
• Engine blocks

Other

• Manual transmissions GF6, C8 Dual Clutch

See also

• List of GM engines

References

1. "GM St. Catharines Propulsion Plant". GM.ca. General Motors Canada . Retrieved 2024-10-25.
2. "GM's $245 Million Investment Secures up to 400 Jobs" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011.

External links

• Official website