AMC's Original Brampton Plant
The current Chrysler factory is not the same as a nearby American Motors (AMC) plant that shared the same name.
The fourth largest U.S. automaker built a new factory in Brampton at the northeast corner of Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road as part of American Motors Canada, Inc. The facility opened on January 26, 1961, with an annual capacity of over 50,000 vehicles and employment of 1,100 hourly and 500 salaried workers. The Rambler Classic was built on a line speed of 32 cars per shift. The facility was soon producing 33,000 cars in Canada. This assembly plant produced Rambler Americans, AMC Rebels, and Ambassadors.
American Motors was in the best position of the U.S. automakers to take advantage of the Canada–United States Automotive Products Agreement. The Ambassador and Javelin production was moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin while assembly of Ramblers and Rebels increased. By 1969, the year of the introduction of the Hornet, the output of AMC's Brampton operation was destined to the eastern half of the continent while production at Kenosha supplied the western regions.
In 1977, AMC hired the first female assembly worker and Cecilia Palmer became the Canadian Auto Workers Local 1285 first sister.
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