Curator's note | To meet the heavy demand for new cars in Saskatchewan, General Motors opened an assembly plant in Regina in 1927 at the corner of Winnipeg Street and 8th Avenue. The first cars rolled off the assembly line in December 1928. This plant produced the first all-Canadian-made Chevrolet with a six-cylinder motor. At its height of production the plant employed 850 and had a capacity output of 150 cars a day. The plant closed in 1930 because of the market crash and the ensuing economic depression. In 1931, GM reopened the plant and added Oldsmobiles to its line. In 1941 the Canadian Government took over the plant, renaming it Regina Industries Ltd. Over 1,000 people worked there producing war materials. |
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Title | General Motors Assembly Line |
Date | [ca. 1928] |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm |
Scope and content | Men working on vehicles on the General Motors assembly line, Regina. |
Repository | Saskatchewan Archives Board |
Fonds/collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection |
Retrieval information | Regina Office Photograph Collection, R-A28572 |
Occupation(s) |
Manufacturers |
Theme(s) |
Manufacturing |
Database ID | 36826 |