Opened by General Motors in 1973, the Kapuskasing facility was used to conduct cold-weather durability testing on the automaker's full suite of vehicles
General Motors is permanently closing its Kapuskasing Proving Grounds for vehicle cold weather testing.
The North American automaker has started “winding down operations” at the 272-acre facility located just west of town on Government Road , according to a spokesperson by email. When asked for GM’s reason behind closing the facility after more than 50 years, GM Canada communication director Natalie Nankil replied: “Our testing and validation processes prioritize continuous improvement, and we have evolved our testing capability to validate our technology at the component, system, and vehicle level.
According to GM’s website, its property hosts a 3.6-kilometre test track and 30 cold cells capable of reaching temperatures of -45 Celsius. Vehicles were tested seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
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