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REVIEWSWhat the media said

VOX POPWhat was the best thing about

working on Camaro?

June, 2009

SNAPPEDEmployee pics

one of the most by GM.

I FIND the start of sale of a

new vehicle exciting,

rewarding and invigorating.

It is the culmination of many

years of hard work and

commitment from many

people. And let me tell you

the hard work has paid off!

Camaro commenced production

on 16 March, 2009 in Oshawa,

Ontario, Canada and as of 2 June,

2009, 14,140 vehicles had been

produced.

The vehicle has hit the right

chord with motoring media,

dealers and customers with

demand outweighing supply to

the point that the plant has added

17 overtime days and scheduled

production for the first week of

the traditional summer shutdown.

This is a fantastic outcome

particularly in the tough

automotive environment in which

we are operating.

The GMX521 Chevrolet Camaro

Project was truly global in nature

and required precise

communication and commitment.

The project commenced in

Detroit and was concepted and

styled with the support of our

AVDC organisation here in

Australia.

After the concept was revealed to

rave reviews at the North

American International Auto

Show in Detroit, it was shuttled to

Port Melbourne for detailed

styling and engineering

execution.

The Camaro team was

established in early 2006 and the

project was timed as a thirty-one

month program as compared to

the templated thirty-six months.

When the time came to begin

manufacturing builds we set up a

team in Oshawa which included

several of our Australian team

members with a communication

channel back to the engineers

located here at HQ191.

Concepted in Detroit, styled and

engineered in Port Melbourne

and manufactured in Oshawa,

making this possibly one of the

most challenging global

programs undertaken by GM.

It is also important to note that

while the Holden team was going

fast on Camaro they were also

executing a Go Fast Pontiac G8

Program and a compressed

Holden Sportwagon Program.

I take my hat off to the Holden

team who worked so tirelessly to

make these three programs

a reality.

I am particularly proud of how

well the team supported the

Oshawa Assembly Plant.

Oshawa has a very long and proud

history of being one of the top

assembly plants in North America

and sets very high quality

expectations of their team

members and products.

It is fair to say, that our Holden

team has won the praise and

respect of our Oshawa colleagues

for the support provided

throughout the manufacturing

launch.

Personally, I am proud of each and

every one of you for the

dedication and excellence you

directed towards the 2010

Chevrolet Camaro. You are a

great team and I am extremely

fortunate to have been included in

this effort and in getting to know

so many great people.

Thank you for your dedication,

passion and excellence.

Gene Stefanyshyn - Global Vehicle Line Executive

“There can only be one winner, and

the Camaro SS is clearly that.”

- Edmunds.com

“Chevy's new two-door is...very good.

Very, very, very good.”

- Motor Trend

"The Camaro essentially blows away

its competition"

- automobilemag.com

"The ride quality of the Camaro

doesn’t even rate a comparison with

the lesser Mustang..."

- Car and Driver

“This is a car people want.

I think this will be a tremendous hit

for General Motors.”

- Jay Leno

“Bringing a huge team

together from North America

and Australia led the way for

cooperative work for Design.”

Fiona Carney,

Design Progam Manager

What did you enjoy most

about working on Camaro?

“Great to see the car go from

concept through to actual

production.”

Andrew Bruton,

Senior CAD Designer

“Proud to be part of the team

working on a global project.”

Erun Solak,

Future Model Engineer

“Privilege to be involved in

such an iconic car for North

America.”

James Amari,

Specialist Engineer

“Brilliant project which

touched on all areas”

Peter Foulson,

Specialist Engineer

Sitting down on the jobGene, Fiona and Andrew smile for the camera

Strike a pose at the Proving Ground Proud trio at the Proving Ground

HQ191’s Camaro team come together Yellow fever in the Atrium

IN May, more than five hundred members of the

Holden Camaro team came together for a photo

shoot hosted at HQ191 and the Proving Ground.

The shoot took two days to complete, but as you

can see, the results were well worth it. Every

member of the Holden Camaro team will

receive a digital copy of the photo they feature in

to keep as a souvenir. Thanks to Proving Ground

employee David Hyde who volunteered to take all

of the photos. You can view and download them at:

www.tiny.cc/OiQwn