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GM CANADA FACT SHEET INVESTMENT FAST FACTS HIGHLIGHTS We are investing over $2 billion in Canada o GM Canada is a diverse team of 5, 271 employees o C$1-1.3 billion at Oshawa Assembly with the and nearly 450 dealers hiring of about 1,700 hourly workers to support the return of pickup production o Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) has become the largest automotive software engineering and o C$1 billion at CAMI Assembly for production of development cluster for GM outside the U.S. and is BrightDrop’s EV600, making CAMI Canada’s first continuing to grow large-scale commerical EV manufacturing plant o BrightDrop’s EV600 – a zero emissions delivery o C$109 million at St. Catharines Propulsion Plant vehicle powered by GM’s Ultium battery – will be to support added engine and transmission production built at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario o C$28 million at St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to o Oshawa Assembly is on track for one of the provide 6.4MW of electricity from renewable landfill fastest plant launches in GM’s history, as pickup gas which provides approximately 35 per cent of the site’s electrical demand truck production is slated to begin in Q4 of 2021

MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION

COMING SOON EV600 PRODUCTION IN INGERSOLL The CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario currently builds the Equinox and GM has announced an accelerated timeline to convert the plant into a large- scale commercial EV manufacturing plant to build the BrightDrop EV600 starting in April 2022. BrightDrop is GM’s all-new business offering commercial customers an ecosystem of connected and electrified Powered by the Ultium battery system, the BrightDrop EV600 is products and services designed to improve delivery targeted to have an estimated range of up to 250 miles or 400 kms on a full charge and will have segment leading safety features. from the first to the last mile.

TRUCK PRODUCTION IN OSHAWA Oshawa Assembly is transforming - the plant will include a new body shop and flexible assembly module to support a fast response to strong customer demand for GM’s new family of pickup trucks. These vehicles help GM fund our transition to the electric, autonomous and highly connected future we see ahead. Production is targeted to begin in Q4 of 2021.

Pickups are GM’s largest and most important market segment in Canada and across the continent.

OSHAWA OEM STAMPED PRODUCTS Since 2009, GM has invested more than AND SERVICE OPERATIONS In 2019, GM invested more than C$170 million in an after-market parts operation in Oshawa, focusing on C$6 BILLION stamping, related sub-assembly, and other activities for GM and other auto industry customers. in manufacturing operations in Canada

ST. CATHARINES PROPULSION PLANT Located in St. Catharines, Ontario, the St. Catharines Propulsion Plant manufactures the V6 engine, and the GF6 transmission, which are shipped to 8 different GM assembly plants world-wide. It is the largest volume producer of engines and transmissions in Canada. An employee works in the mask making room at GM’s Oshawa GM Canada invested C$28M to purchase and install four Operations Facility. 1.6MW engines to provide 6.4MW of electricity from renewable landfill gas to the plant which represents PRODUCING MASKS FOR CANADIANS approximately 35 per cent of the site’s electrical On April 8, GM Canada fulfilled its committment to the demand. The co-gen project uses renewable landfill gas Government of Canada to produce 10 million face masks to generate a portion of the plant’s electricity. It also at cost for the Public Health Agency of Canada. Since recovers thermal energy that’s typically considered the start of production on May 26, 2020, the team at waste, to power and heat the plant, lowering GHG’s by Oshawa Operations produced approximately one million approximately 70 per cent. masks a month to help protect front-line workers and other Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

GM’s CANADIAN TECHNICAL CENTRE With campuses in Markham and Oshawa, cutting-edge research and development, innovation, and engineering take place at GM’s Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) in the areas of: o Vehicle motion embedded controls o Advanced driver assistance systems o Infotainment o Advanced technology work CTC represents an entire technical and engineering ecosystem, attracting new employees from many of Canada’s top universities focused on Artificial GM Canada engineers test and develop new innovative technologies at Intellegence and Machine Learning. the CTC Oshawa Campus.

MCLAUGHLIN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRACK Situated on 55 acres just south of GM’s Oshawa Operations, the CTC McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track allows engineers to put their “code to the road” -- right here in Canada. This 1.95 km track supports the development and integration of software and hardware for advanced vehicle systems including vehicle in motion embedded controls, advanced driver assistance systems, The new CTC McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track supports infotainment, and advanced technology work. advanced software and engineering work.

KAPUSKASING PROVING GROUND CTCs Kapuskasing Proving Ground is the largest automotive cold weather development facility in Ontario. From full-size pickups to electric vehicles, the Kapuskasing team evaluates 95% of GM North American vehicles in Kapuskasing to ensure they can withstand the most extreme cold weather conditions. Covering 272 acres of land in northern Ontario, the site features a 3.6 km advanced along with 30 cold cells capable of reaching -45°C. The facility also features a battery lab for conditioning batteries and A Chevrolet Bolt EUV enters a cold cell at Kapuskasing Proving Grounds conducting cold-weather battery testing to support to be tested in -45 °C temperatures. GM’s all-electric future.

EMPLOYMENT BREAKDOWN HOURLY SALARY TOTAL

CAMI Assembly Plant 1,700 222 1,922

Oshawa Assembly & Operations* 591 173 764

St. Catharines Propulsion Plant 993 153 1,146

Canadian Technical Centre Oshawa & Markham Campuses, Kapuskasing Proving Grounds 2 906 908

Canadian Headquarters - 342 342

Parts Distribution Centres Woodstock, Edmonton, Vancouver, Pointe-Claire 136 40 176 Regional Sales Offices Central, Western, Eastern - 13 13 *Employment figures to be updated in Q4 when truck production begins 3,422 1,849 5,271

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTRE HOURLY SALARY TOTAL Oshawa OnStar Contact and Customer Assistance Centre 643 133 776

GM Canada Fact Sheet | Last updated August 17, 2021