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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==
 * [[List of GM factories]]
+* [[NUMMI]]
-==References==
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+[[Category:General Motors factories]]
+[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in California]]
+[[Category:Companies based in Fremont, California]]
-[[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Economy of Detroit, Michigan]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]]
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