Hi guys,
I work at the autoplant that makes the Equinox/Torrnet in Ingersoll, Ontario. Our plant is a GM/ Suzuki joint venture. Meaning that we build based on the Japanese way of building cars.
I am just a monkey on the line but our plant ranks at the top of GM's North America operations for quality. The Equinox/Torrnet actually replaced the chevy Tracker. They totally gutted the plant and brought in new tooling. We don't share any parts with the Aztex. The Saturn Vue is based on the same platform as the Equniox/Torrent. The new Suzuki XL-7 is an extended version that we started building in September.
I shop at my local fishing store instead of BPS, because I get better service and my money stays in the community. The same thing should go for large purchases (when possible). If you have a choice in new vehicles and one is built in Ontario, I hope that we would rather buy local so that Ontario can keep the jobs here. I don't want to preach here everyone can make their own choices but our kids will need jobs someday.
