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'''Framingham Assembly''' was a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] factory in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]] which opened in 1947. The plant cost $12 million and was one of three new plants that year.
'''Wilmington Assembly''' is a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref>[http://www.automotiveworld.com/WAM/content.asp?contentid=45663 General Motors to increase Solstice output at Wilmington] awknowledge.com, (November 3, 2005).</ref> The {{convert|3200000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} factory opened in 1947 and currently produces the [[GM Kappa platform]] [[sports car]]s. Production of the [[Saturn L-Series]] halted on June 17, 2004.


The first vehicle, produced on [[26 February]], [[1948]], was a [[Buick]], with 23,388 more produced that first year. The factory was used by "BOP" (Buick, [[Oldsmobile]], [[Pontiac]]) and produced 697,574 cars by 1959. In August of that year, it became part of [[Fisher Body]], producing [[Chevrolet]], Pontiac, and Oldsmobile cars.
Products:
* [[Chevrolet Corsica]] (1987-1996)
* [[Chevrolet Beretta]] (1987-1996)
* [[Pontiac Tempest]] (1987-1991)
* [[Chevrolet Malibu]] (1997-1999)
* [[Saturn L-Series]] (2000-2005)
* [[Pontiac Solstice]] (2006-Present)
* [[Saturn Sky]] (2007-Present)
* [[Opel GT#Modern Opel GT|Opel GT]] (2007-Present)
* [[Daewoo G2X]] (2007- Present)


The factory was repurposed again in May, 1968, changing from separate Fisher Body and Chevrolet Division operations to a combined operation under the new GM Assembly Division, to produce the [[Chevrolet Chevelle]] and [[Pontiac Le Mans]]. The [[Buick Skylark]] and [[Oldsmobile Cutlass]] were added in 1970, and the [[Pontiac GTO]] was added the next year. In 1981, the [[Chevrolet Celebrity]] and [[Pontiac 6000]] were produced, with the [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera]] added for the 1983 model year.
==References==
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The plant was idled on [[October 4]], [[1982]], with a single shift recalled on [[March 14]], [[1983]]. The second shift started again on [[December 12]], [[1983]].
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The factory was closed permanently on [[August 1]], [[1989]]. The facillity is now the location of an [[ADESA]] automobile, truck, and boat warehouse and live auction site.
Framingham Assembly was located just South of downtown Framingham at Loring Drive and Western Avenue. The address of the ADESA auction site is 63 Western Ave.
Framingham and its closure is largely the result of civic action, it is one of the few sites where political leaders and local citizens were opposed to the operation of an assembly plant. This made the closure of Framingham far easier than other facilities where local leaders and citizens wanted to save jobs and tax revenue.
==See also==
* [[List of GM factories]]
==External links==
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[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Delaware]]
[[Category:Wilmington, Delaware]]

Latest revision as of 02:20, 4 February 2009

Wilmington Assembly is a General Motors automobile factory in Wilmington, Delaware.[1] The 3,200,000-square-foot (300,000 m2) factory opened in 1947 and currently produces the GM Kappa platform sports cars. Production of the Saturn L-Series halted on June 17, 2004.

Products:

  • Chevrolet Corsica (1987-1996)
  • Chevrolet Beretta (1987-1996)
  • Pontiac Tempest (1987-1991)
  • Chevrolet Malibu (1997-1999)
  • Saturn L-Series (2000-2005)
  • Pontiac Solstice (2006-Present)
  • Saturn Sky (2007-Present)
  • Opel GT (2007-Present)
  • Daewoo G2X (2007- Present)

References

  1. ↑ General Motors to increase Solstice output at Wilmington awknowledge.com, (November 3, 2005).

Coordinates: 39°43′42.97″N -75°36′41.26″E / 39.7286028°N 74.3885389°W / 39.7286028; -74.3885389

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