Fremont Assembly
| Industry | Automotive industry |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Oakland Assembly 1916-c.1965 |
| Successor |
NUMMI 1984-2010 Tesla Factory (2010-) |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters |
Fremont, California, United States 37°29′41.12″N 121°56′41.16″W / 37.4947556°N 121.9447667°WCoordinates: 37°29′41.12″N 121°56′41.16″W / 37.4947556°N 121.9447667°W |
| Products | cars and trucks |
Production output | 1,072 vehicles daily |
| Services | Automotive manufacturing |
| Owner | General Motors |
| Parent | General Motors |
Fremont Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Fremont, California. Groundbreaking for the plant occurred in September 1961.[1] It was the new site for production in the San Francisco area in 1962 when production moved from the older Oakland Assembly. Production continued through March 1st of 1982 when the plant was closed. Partially demolished (south end and water tower), the remaining plant was refurbished as the NUMMI joint-venture with Toyota and later became the Tesla Factory, Tesla Motors' automobile plant.
Production
The 411-acre (166 ha) Fremont plant produced GM A platform Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Oldsmobile cars, as well as GMC trucks for the Western United States.[2]
Statistics
- Hourly output: 42 cars and 25 trucks per hour (two shifts daily)
- Daily total: 1,072 vehicles
- Lines: 112 body styles (44 cars and 68 trucks)
Models
Some of the models produced at the plant included:
- 1962-1981 GMC C/K
- 1963-1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
- 1963-1977 Pontiac LeMans
- 1963-1981 Chevrolet El Camino
- 1964-1973 Pontiac GTO
- 1964-1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 442
- 1971-1977 GMC Sprint
- 1973-1977 Buick Century
- 1973-1981 Buick Regal
- 1978-1981 GMC Caballero
- 1982 Chevrolet Celebrity
- 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac Assembly Division (1945-1965)
Plants operating under Chevrolet Assembly management prior to General Motors Assembly Division management (most established pre-1945) were located at St. Louis, Missouri; Janesville, Wisconsin; Buffalo, New York; Norwood, Ohio; Flint (#2), Michigan; Oakland, California; Tarrytown, New York; Lakewood, Georgia; Leeds, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland; Los Angeles (Van Nuys), California; Ypsilanti (Willow Run), Michigan; and Lordstown, Ohio. Framingham, Massachusetts is unusual in that it changed from B-O-P to Chevy management prior to becoming GMAD. The terminology is confusing because most plants assembled more than just Chevrolet or B-O-P and refers to the management structure only. In addition, Buick assembled cars at their "home" plant in Flint, Michigan; Oldsmobile at Lansing, Michigan; Pontiac at Pontiac, Michigan; and Cadillac at Detroit, Michigan.[3]
- Arlington Assembly, Arlington, Texas
- Doraville Assembly, Atlanta, Georgia
- Fairfax Assembly, Kansas City, Kansas
- Framingham Assembly, Framingham, Massachusetts
- Fremont Assembly, Fremont, California
- Linden Assembly, Linden, New Jersey
- South Gate Assembly, South Gate, California
- Wilmington Assembly, Wilmington, Delaware
See also
References
- ↑ "Earth Turned for GM Plant". The Argus (Fremont, CA. 20 Sep 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "fremont-tour". ultra-high-compression.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ↑ http://vcca.org/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/99892/Re_Fisher_Body_Company