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'''Detroit Assembly''' (also known as '''Detroit Cadillac''' or '''Clark Street Assembly''') was a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. Originally opened as '''Cadillac Fleetwood Assembly''' in 1921, the factory produced [[Cadillac]]s and closed on December 23, 1987<ref name='Wards88>{{cite book |title=Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988 |publisher=Ward's Communications, Inc. |year=1988}}</ref>, whereupon production of Cadillac's [[GM D platform|D-bodies]] moved to [[Arlington Assembly]] in [[Texas]]. From 1984 to 1987 the plant also built the [[Oldsmobile 88]] and [[Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser|Custom Cruiser]], and the [[Chevrolet Caprice]] and [[Chevrolet Impala|Impala]].
'''Fremont Assembly''' was a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Fremont, California]]. It was the new site for production in the [[San Francisco]] area in 1960 with production moved from the older [[Oakland Assembly]]. Production continued through 1980 when the plant was closed and refurbished as the [[NUMMI]] [[joint-venture]] with [[Toyota]].
 
Detroit Assembly used the [[Vehicle_identification_number|VIN]] codes "Q" and "9."
 
The site of the plant was redeveloped into the 88-[[acre]] '''Clark Street Technology Park''' in 1997 by [[General Motors]] and three other partners.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of GM factories]]
* [[List of GM factories]]
* [[NUMMI]]


==References==
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[[Category:General Motors factories]]
[[Category:General Motors factories]]
[[Category:Economy of Detroit, Michigan]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in California]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]]
[[Category:Companies based in Fremont, California]]
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 4 February 2009

Fremont Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Fremont, California. It was the new site for production in the San Francisco area in 1960 with production moved from the older Oakland Assembly. Production continued through 1980 when the plant was closed and refurbished as the NUMMI joint-venture with Toyota.

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Coordinates: 37°29′40.53″N -121°56′30.03″E / 37.4945917°N 120.058325°W / 37.4945917; -120.058325