List of former automotive manufacturing plants

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Contents 1 List of plants 2 Possible Sources for Expansion of this Article 2.1 Wikipedia Articles 3 External links 4 See also 5 Related links

[edit] List of plants

Company and Title	Location	Historic Products	Year Opened	Year Closed	Cultural References	Present Use
Alfa Romeo	Arese, Italy	Alfa Romeo	1963	2005		Alfa Romeo museum and Stile Centre working there
American Motors	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Nash, Rambler, Ambassador, Marlin, Javelin/AMX, Matador, Hornet, Gremlin, Pacer, Concord, Spirit, Eagle, Renault Alliance, Chrysler Fifth Avenue/Dodge Diplomat/Plymouth Gran Fury, Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon	1902	1988	seen in 1978 film The Betsy	now Harborpark development
Ford Motor Company Mahwah Assembly Plant	Mahwah, New Jersey	Edsel (1958), Ford Galaxie, Ford LTD, Ford Granada, Ford Fairmont, Mercury Monarch, Mercury Zephyr, Lincoln Versailles	1955	1980	Referenced in "Johnny 99", a Bruce Springsteen song	Sharp Corporation Offices and Sheraton Crossroads Hotel Complex
Ford Motor Company Edison Assembly Plant	Edison, New Jersey	Ford Mustang, Pinto, Falcon, Escort, Ranger pickup, Mazda B-series	1948	2004		Under redevelopment
Ford Motor Company Wixom Assembly Plant	Wixom, Michigan	Lincoln Town Car, Continental, Mark series, Lincoln LS, Ford Thunderbird	1957	2007		Idled as of May 31, 2007
Ford Motor Company Atlanta Assembly	Hapeville, Georgia	Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable	1947	2006		closed October 27, 2006
Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant	Ypsilanti, Michigan	B-24 Liberator Aircraft	World War II	passed to Kaiser and General Motors after WWII	"Largest room in the world"; see article	Willow Run Airport and General Motors manufacturing facility
General Motors Lansing Car Assembly	Lansing, Michigan	Oldsmobiles, Pontiac Grand Am, Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Alero, Oldsmobile Cutlass	1902	2005		Demolished 2007
General Motors Linden Assembly	Linden, New Jersey	Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs, Buicks Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy, GMC Truck and Bus Division	1937	2005		Site under redevelopment
General Motors Sainte-Thérèse Assembly	Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec	Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Chevrolet Vega, Pontiac Trans Am, Pontiac Bonneville, Pontiac LeMans	1966	2002		Demolished
MG Rover Group Longbridge plant	Longbridge, Birmingham, UK	Austin, Rover, Morris, MG, Mini, Triumph, Nash/Rambler Metropolitan	1904	2005	Featured in the music video of The Chemical Brothers song, Believe	Large amounts demolished, small scale production has restarted with the MG brand.
Packard Plant, Detroit	East Grand Boulevard and Concord Avenue Detroit, Michigan	Packard	1907 [1]	1956 [2]	?	(From 1960) Subdivided as industrial park (Present day) Urban ruins
Volkswagen of America Westmoreland Assembly	New Stanton, Pennsylvania	Rabbit/Golf, Caddy, Jetta	1978	1988[1]	The facility was originally built by Chrysler in the 1960's, but was not completed until VW began operations.	Sony took over the site in 1990 and began production of televisions.[2]

[edit] Possible Sources for Expansion of this Article

[edit] Wikipedia Articles

• Piquette Plant

[edit] External links

• Production Halted at MG Rover Longbridge Plant. Steven Downes, (London) Times Online. Retrieved on December 1, 2005.
• It Takes Many Arrows to Kill an Elephant. Jerry Flint, Forbes, November 29, 2005. Retrieved on December 1, 2005. Many references to historic, closed facilities.

[edit] See also

• List of automobile manufacturers
• Brownfield land

[edit] Related links

• Links to Early Automotive History, State of Michigan official website. Retrieved on December 1, 2005.
• Once teeming with auto plants, Detroit now home to only a few nameplates. Richard A. Wright, The Detroit News. Retrieved on December 1, 2005.