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 Plant, 1972
Fremont Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Fremont, California. 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.[1]
Statistics
- Daily 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:
- 1960-1981 GMC C/K
- 1963-1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
- 1963-1977 Pontiac LeMans
- 1963-1981 Chevrolet El Camino
- 1964-1973 Pontiac GTO
- 1964-1980 Oldsmobile 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)
- Doraville Assembly, Atlanta, Georgia
- Fairfax Assembly, Kansas City, Kansas
- Framingham Assembly, Framingham, Massachusetts
- Fremont Assembly, Fremont, California
- Lakewood Assembly, Lakewood, Georgia
- Linden Assembly, Linden, New Jersey
- South Gate Assembly, South Gate, California
- Wilmington Assembly, Wilmington, Delaware
See also
- List of GM factories