US automaker General Motors Co.'s joint venture in Canada will invest US$85 million to upgrade a plant that produces the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain, company sources said Monday.

The project involves re-tooling CAMI Automotive's West Body Shop and other renovations that will boost production by about 40,000 vehicles for the US and Canadian markets and require the recall of about 150 employees.

The move comes a month after CAMI, a joint venture between GM and Suzuki Motor Corp located in Ingersoll, Ontario, reinstated a third shift and brought back more than 300 laid off workers.

(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2009)