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List of former automotive manufacturing plants. The table below lists former automotive industry manufacturing factories and facilities.
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List of plants
[edit]| company and plant title | location | former marques and/or products | year opened | year closed | cultural references | current use |
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| Alfa Romeo Arese Plant | Arese, Milan, Italy | Alfa Romeo | 1963 | 2005 | Alfa Romeo museum working there | |
| Alfa Romeo Portello Plant | Milan, Italy | Alfa Romeo | 1908 | 1986 | demolished in 2004 | |
| 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. Main Plant (engine plant) demolished 2013. |
| American Motors Brampton Assembly | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Rambler American Rambler Classic AMC Rebel AMC Hornet/Concord AMC Gremlin/Spirit AMC Eagle Jeep CJ Jeep Wrangler | 1961 | 1992 | Northeast corner of Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue and operated by American Motors from 1961 to 1992. The plant assembled American Motors and Jeep vehicles until it was closed in 1992. Demolished and now home to Walmart Canada Distribution Centre, Lowe's Home Improvement store and other retails stores. | |
| Aston Martin Aston Martin Works | Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, England | 1954 | July 2007 | Former aircraft hangar known as the Olympia. Retained by Aston Martin as a Heritage Showroom.[1] | ||
| AutoLatina | Ipiranga, Brazil | Volkswagen & Ford | 1987 | 1995 | ?? | |
| Nash Motors/American Motors El Segundo Plant | El Segundo, California | Nash | 1948 | 1955 | Purchased in 1955 by Hughes Aircraft for missile assembly and testing; later passed to General Motors; now Boeing Integration and Test Complex[2] | |
| Bedford Vehicles | Dunstable, England | Bedford Vehicles truck & bus chassis | 1942 | 1992 | Sold by GM to AWD in 1982, after losing a key British Army contract. Ceased production in 1992 after bankruptcy of AWD. Redeveloped as a retail park and industrial estate | |
| Bentley Cricklewood factory | Cricklewood, London, England | Bentley | 1919 | 1932 | Original home of the firm. Oxgate Centre now stands on the site.[3] | |
| Broadmeadows Assembly Plant | Campbellfield. Victoria, Australia | 1959 | 2016 | |||
| Buffalo Assembly | Buffalo, New York | 1923 | 2007 | |||
| Automobiles Ettore Bugatti Messier Bugatti | Molsheim, Alsace, France | Pre-war Bugattis | 1909 | 1956 | Ceased production of automobiles in favour of aircraft-parts assembly, notably undercarriages and brake systems[4][5] | |
| Bugatti Automobili La Fabbrica Blu[6] | Campogalliano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | EB110 | 1989 | 23 September 1995[7] | Was sold on to another company who declared bankruptcy before moving in, has since then been left unoccupied. | |
| Chester Assembly | Chester, Pennsylvania | 1927 | 1961 | |||
| Chrysler Chrysler Australia Assembly Plant | Clovelly Park, South Australia | Large 6&8 cylinder vehicles | 1963 | 1971 | Sold to Mitsubishi Motors (see below) | |
| Chrysler Chrysler Australia Lonsdale Engine Manufacturing plant | Lonsdale, South Australia | Large 6&8 cylinder vehicles | 1968 | 1971 | Sold to Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (see below). | |
| Chrysler Corporation | Hamtramck, Michigan with parts overlapping into Detroit, Michigan | Dodge cars | 1910[8] | 1980-01-04[9] | First plant organized by the United Automobile Workers Union. Home of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in the 1960s. | Demolished 1981. Land claimed by eminent domain, along with surrounding neighborhoods in both Hamtramck and Detroit, for the creation of the massive "Poletown" plant (General Motors Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly Plant).[8][10] |
| Chrysler Kew factory | Kew, London, England[3] | Chrysler, Dodge | c.1921 | 1967 | Site now occupied by Kew Retail Park | |
| Chrysler Los Angeles Plant | 5800 Eastern @ Slauson, south-east corner, Los Angeles (Commerce), California | Plymouth Valiant, Plymouth Barracuda, Dodge Dart, Dodge Challenger Dodge Charger, Belvedere / Coronet | 1932 | July 1971 | Home of month-long strike in 1958[11] | |
| Chrysler San Leandro Plant | San Leandro, California | Plymouth, 1949–1954; Dodge, 1948-1954 | 1929 | 1955 | ? | Redeveloped into mall[12] |
| Chrysler Stockton Truck Plant | Stockton, California | Dodge Trucks | 1926 | 1933 | ? | Graham Bros truck plant, acquired by Dodge Bros, closed due to Great Depression.[13] |
| Chrysler | Newark, Delaware | Chrysler Aspen, Dodge Durango, K-cars, Dodge Dart, Plymouth Valiant, Chrysler LeBaron/Dodge Diplomat, Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare, other Plymouth and Dodge models | 1957 | 2008[14] | ? | Purchased by University of Delaware, being redeveloped as a Science and Technology Campus for the school. |
| Citroën Paris factory | Paris, France | 1919 | 1970s | Site converted into a public park, the Parc André Citroën. | ||
| Citroën Slough factory | Slough, England | 1926 | 1965 | Site now being redeveloped. Citroën retains its UK headquarters in Slough. | ||
| Fiat Corso Dante | Turin, Italy | 1900 | ? | ? | ||
| Fiat Poughkeepsie | Poughkeepsie, New York, USA | 1908 | 1918 | Plant torn down in the late 1990s, currently a shopping plaza, housing a Home Depot and other stores | ||
| Fiat Lingotto Factory | Lingotto, Turin, Italy | Fiat Topolino | 1923 | 1982 | Appeared in Mafioso and The Italian Job. Also hosted the Turin Auto Show | Reopened in 1989 as a public space |
| Fiat Termini Imerese | Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy | Fiat 126, Fiat Panda 1st gen, Fiat Punto, Lancia Ypsilon 2nd gen | 1970 | 2011 | Sold to Chery, then Blutec | |
| Ford Mack Avenue Plant | Detroit, Michigan | 1903 | 1941 | |||
| Ford Motor Company St. Thomas Assembly | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | Produced 8 million vehicles, including the Ford Pinto, Maverick, Falcon, Panther, Fairmont, EXP, and Crown Vic. | 1967 | 2011 | The plant had been largely demolished by the end of 2016, with only the wastewater treatment facility left standing as of Feb. 2017.[15] | |
| Ford | Columbus, Ohio | 1914 | 1939 | |||
| Ford | Edgewater, New Jersey | 1930 | 1955 | |||
| Ford | Hazelwood, Missouri | Mercury Mountaineer, Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator | 1948 | 2006 | Being redeveloped into a light industrial/commercial park known as Aviator Business Park | |
| Ford | 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 | Highland Park, Michigan | Model T, Fordson tractors, M4A3 Sherman tanks (1942-1943) | 1910 | First factory in history to assemble cars on a moving assembly line | In 2013, the Woodward Avenue Action Association had a purchase agreement with the complex's owner, National Equity Corp., to redevelop two of eight buildings as a historic center.[16] | |
| Ford | Edison, New Jersey | Ford Mustang, Pinto, Falcon, Escort, Ranger pickup, Mazda B-series | 1948 | 2004[17] | Being redeveloped as Edison Towne Square, a mixed use retail development. Current tenants include a Sam's Club. | |
| Ford | Norfolk, Virginia | Ford F150 | 1925 | 2007 | Redeveloped into a warehouse for logistics company Katoen Natie | |
| Ford | Wixom, Michigan | Lincoln Town Car, Continental, Mark series, Lincoln LS, Ford Thunderbird | 1957 | 2007 | Idled as of May 31, 2007, demolition began in January 2013. A Menards home improvement store now sits on the site. | |
| Ford | St. Paul, Minnesota | Ford Ranger | 1925 | 2011 | Being demolished and expected to be redeveloped to be part of the surrounding residential and commercial neighborhood. | |
| Ford Dallas Assembly Plant | Dallas, Texas | Model T | 1913 | 1924 | Located at 2700 Canton Street. Replaced by East Grand Avenue plant in 1925, became Adam Hats Co. Now known as the Adam Hats Building, redeveloped as loft apartments | |
| Ford Dallas Assembly Plant | Dallas, Texas | Ford light trucks | 1925 | 1970 | "Made in Texas by Texans" stickers | Located at 5200 East Grand Avenue. Redeveloped by "City Warehouse LP", with retail/commercial tenants |
| Ford | Atlanta, Georgia | 1915 | 1942 | |||
| Ford | Hapeville, Georgia | Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable | 1947 | 2006 | Being redeveloped by the Jacoby group as Aerotropolis Atlanta. Part of the site is home to Porsche Cars North America's Headquarters and Experience Center. | |
| Ford Canton Forge | 3707 Georgetown Road NE, Canton OH 44704 Canton, Ohio | Forged axles, ring gears, spindles, steering systems for Ford Mustangs, Lincoln Town Cars, and others[18][19] | 1948[20] | December 23, 1988[19] | Partially used as Republic Engineered Products' Canton Bloom Cast Facility[21] | |
| Ford Motor Company | Lorain, Ohio | Ford E-Series (1961-2005) Ford F-Series (1958-1965) Ford Ranchero (1958-1979) Ford Gran Torino (1971-1976) Ford Thunderbird (1977-1997) Mercury Cougar (1977-1997) | 1958 | 2005 | ||
| Ford | Somerville, Massachusetts | Edsel | 1958 | Redeveloped as the Assembly Square Mall in the 1980s after brief use as a supermarket distribution center. | ||
| Ford | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Model T | 1913 | 1926 | Polaroid bought it and used it for manufacturing. MIT currently owns the property and has renovated it as office space.[22] | |
| Ford | Dearborn, Michigan | Ford Mustang | 1918 | [23] | 6.7 Mustangs built at plant, production moved to AutoAlliance plant in Flat Rock, Mich. (started 09-07-2004). Plant originally built to build Eagle boats called submarine chasers. Ford Model A, Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar were also built at plant | |
| 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 |
| Ford Motor Company Terminal Island Plant | Terminal Island, Long Beach, California | Ford Model A | 1930s[24] | 1959[25] | Henry Ford Bridge provided only link to Terminal Island for decades | Part of the Port of Los Angeles complex[26] |
| Ford Motor Company Long Beach Plant | Long Beach, California | Ford Model A | 1930[27] | 1959[27] | ||
| Ford Motor Company | Rosemead & Washington Boulevards, Pico Rivera, California | 1.4 million automobiles[28] | c. 1959 | January 1980[29] | Purchased by Northrop Grumman in February 1982,[30] the 2,000,000-square-foot (190,000 m2) plant went on to be the home of the B-2 bomber. | Closed and demolished (2001); now a large retail center, anchored by Wal-Mart and Lowes. |
| Ford | Richmond, California | Various models, WWII tanks and armored vehicles | 1930 | 1956 | ? | Opened in 1930 and closed 1956 - Renovated, now part of Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park |
| Ford | Milpitas, California | Ford Mustang/Shelby Mustang/Ford Falcon/Mercury Cougar | 1955 | 1984 | ? | Opened in 1955 and closed 1984 - redeveloped into the Great Mall of the Bay Area in 1994 |
| Ford | Trafford Park, Manchester, England | Ford Model T | 1911 | 1928 | ? | |
| Ford Australia Homebush Plant | Homebush, New South Wales | Ford Laser | 1936 | 1994 | ? | |
| Ford Southampton plant | Southampton | 1939 | 2013 | |||
| Holden Dandenong Plant | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia | Holden, Holden Commodore | 1956 | 1996 | Demolished and re-developed as Estate 1 Business Park http://www.estate1.com.au/ | |
| General Motors Buick City Plant | Hamilton St., Flint, Michigan | Buick LeSabre, Buick Electra, Buick Special, Buick Regal | 1904 | 1999[31] | Demolished | |
| General Motors | Lansing, Michigan | Buick Reatta, GM EV1, Chevrolet SSR, Cadillac Eldorado, Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire convertibles | 1988 | 2006-03-17[32] | ? | ? |
| General Motors St. Louis Truck Assembly Plant | St. Louis, Missouri | Chevrolet & GMC Trucks, 1954-1981 Corvette, Chevy II/Nova | 1920s | 1986 | ? | ? |
| General Motors Fisher Body Plant 1 | S. Saginaw St., Flint, Michigan | Bodies for Chevrolet models | ? | ? | ? | Partially demolished; Remaining portion now Great Lakes Technology Center |
| General Motors Wilmington Assembly Plant | 801 Boxwood Road, Wilmington, Delaware | Chevrolet Beretta (1987-1996) Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky | Ground broken 1945; Opened 1947[33] | 2009-07-29 | Last auto manufacturing plant in Delaware. Last auto manufacturing plant in the Northeastern United States [34] | Demolished and being redeveloped as an Amazon Fulfillment Center. |
| General Motors | 2700 Tweedy Blvd.,[35] | ? | 1936 | 1982[36] | ? | Sold to City of South Gate in 1985, redeveloped as South East High School |
| General Motors | Oakland, California | Chevrolet cars[37] and trucks | 1916[38] | c.1963[37] | ? | Production was moved to Fremont Assembly Plant in Fremont, California, which later became the site of NUMMI, GM's joint venture with Toyota and the only major auto assembly plant remaining in California. Not to be confused with Oakland, Pontiac's original parent marque. |
| General Motors | Fremont, California | Chevrolet cars[37] and trucks | 1963 | 1984[37] | ? | Operated as GM plant from 1963 to 1982, then became the site of NUMMI, GM's joint venture with Toyota and the only major auto assembly plant remaining in California. Closed April 1, 2010, partially reopening as the Tesla Factory, an automobile assembly plant for Tesla Motors |
| General Motors Detroit Assembly (also known as Detroit Cadillac or Clark Street Assembly) | Clark Street, Detroit, Michigan | Cadillac models; Oldsmobile 88 and Custom Cruiser; Chevrolet Caprice and Impala. | 1921 | 1987 | ? | Redeveloped as multi-tenant industrial park, within Federal Empowerment Zone[39] |
| General Motors Norwood Assembly Plant | Norwood, Ohio | Chevrolet Bel Air, Biscayne, Impala, Nova, Caprice, and Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, Buick Apollo | 1923 | 1987 | ? | Redeveloped after lengthy court battle between city of Norwood and General Motors; see article |
| General Motors Framingham Assembly Plant | Framingham, Massachusetts | See article | 1948 | 1989 | ? | ADESA automobile, truck, and boat warehouse and live auction site |
| General Motors | Janesville, Wisconsin | GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Suburban Originally Janesville Tractor Co(GM acquisition) factory. Was oldest car factory in USA. | 1919 | 2008-12-23[40] | ? | Plant has been demolished |
| General Motors Lakewood Assembly Plant | Atlanta, Georgia (Lakewood) | Chevrolet Trucks, Chevrolet Caprice | 1927 | 1990 | ? | Demolished to the slab. Largely undeveloped except for a small parcel used by a waste management company. |
| General Motors Pontiac Assembly Plant | Pontiac, Michigan | Pontiac Fiero (1984-1988) | 1927 | 1988 | ? | ? |
| General Motors | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | Buick, Chevrolet (Maple Leaf), Oldsmobile, Pontiac | 1928 | 1941 | ? | Used by several tenants for commercial purposes. |
| General Motors Scarborough Van Assembly Plant | Scarborough, Ontario (present-day Toronto) | G-series vans, GMC Vandura, Chevy Sportvan, GMC Handi-Van | 1963 | 1993 | ? | Operations moved to Flint Truck Assembly. Plant demolished and now site of retail mall (Eglinton Town Centre) |
| General Motors Willow Run Assembly Plant | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Chevrolet Caprice | 1959 | 1994 | ? | Vehicle assembly ceased in 1994; also at the Willow Run site, GM Powertrain operated Hydramatic Transmission Plant (1953–2007, then Ypsilanti Transmission Operations 2007–2010).[41] |
| General Motors | North Tarrytown, New York (now Sleepy Hollow, New York) | Minivans, including Lumina APV; see article | 1896 by Maxwell-Briscoe; 1903 by Ingersoll-Rand; 1914 by Chevrolet, later acquired by GM | 1996 | ? | Redevelopment[42] |
| General Motors Baltimore Assembly Plant | Baltimore, Maryland | GMC Safari, Chevrolet Astro | 1935 | 2005 | ? | Purchased by Duke Realty. Being redeveloped as an industrial park known as the Chesapeake Commerce Center. |
| General Motors | Lansing, Michigan | Pontiac Grand Am, Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Alero | 1902/1920 | 2005 | Harbour Consulting rated it as the sixth most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006, after its closure (see article) | Demolished 2007 |
| General Motors | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2006) | GM X platform, GMT360 Platform | 1979 | 2006 | ? | Purchased by the voters of Oklahoma County for lease to Tinker Air Force Base |
| Frigidaire Plant; General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant | Moraine, Ohio | Chevrolet S-10, GMC S-15, GMT360 Platform SUVs | 1951 | 2008 | Workers represented by IUE-CWA, not the United Auto Workers | Purchased by Fuyao Glass America in 2014 and reopened in 2015 as an automotive glass manufacturing plant.[43] |
| General Motors Doraville Assembly Plant | Doraville, Georgia | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1988–1995), Chevrolet Venture (1997–2005), Pontiac Trans Sport / Pontiac Trans Sport (1997–2005), Oldsmobile Silhouette (1997–2004), Buick Terraza (2005–2007), Saturn Relay (2005–2007), Chevrolet Uplander (2005–2009), Pontiac Montana SV6 (2005–2009), Buick GL8 | 1947[44] | 2008-09-25[45] | Being redeveloped as a mixed commercial/residential space known as Assembly Yards. | |
| General Motors | Linden, New Jersey | Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs, Buicks Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, GMC Jimmy, GMC Truck and Bus Division | 1937 | 2005 | Purchased by Duke Realty. Being redeveloped as an industrial park known as the Legacy Commerce Center. | |
| General Motors Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Division[46] Van Nuys Assembly Plant | Van Nuys, California | Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Nova, Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird. | 1947 | 1992[47] | Redeveloped as The Plant shopping center. GM maintains a test track adjacent to the shopping center.[48] | |
| General Motors | Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec | Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Chevrolet Vega, Pontiac Trans Am, Pontiac Bonneville, Pontiac LeMans | 1966 | 2002 | Redeveloped as a mixed commercial/residential space known as Faubourg Boisbriand. | |
| General Motors Canada | Oshawa, Ontario | Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Chevrolet C/K pickup trucks | 1965 | 2009-05-14[49] | Site is part of GM Oshawa Autoplex, where the Oshawa Car plant continues operations. | |
| Genk Body & Assembly | Genk | 1964 | 2014 | |||
| Grand Blanc Metal Center | Grand Blanc, Michigan | 1942 | 2013 | |||
| Holden | Elizabeth, South Australia | 1963 | 2017 | |||
| Holden | Fishermans Bend | 1936 | 2016 | |||
| Holden Acacia Ridge plant | Acacia Ridge, Queensland | 1966 | 1984 | Site now a grocery. | ||
| Holden Pagewood plant | Pagewood, New South Wales | 1940 | 1981 | Site now the offices of British American Tobacco in Sydney. | ||
| Holden | Woodville, South Australia | 1924 | 1984 | Site now occupied by the Charles Sturt Industrial Estate. | ||
| Honda | Swindon, Wiltshire, UK | 1985 | 30 July 2021 | |||
| IMA - Industria de Montagem Automovel | Setúbal, Portugal | Mini, Mini IMA, Mini Moke, Austin/Morris J4 and AJ6, Morris Marina | 1961 | 1984 | Industrial Park | |
| Inland Fisher Guide Plant | West Trenton, New Jersey | 1938 | 1998 | |||
| Jaguar | Coventry, England | Jaguar | 1951 | 2005 | Assembly halls demolished. Small part retained as the Jaguar Museum until 2012, until its subsequent demolition. Site now occupied by a housing estate. | |
| Lago Alberto Assembly | Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City | 1930s | 2002 | |||
| Lansing Metal Center | Lansing, Michigan | 1952 | 2006 | |||
| Leeds Assembly | Leeds, Missouri | 1929 | 1988 | |||
| Lynch Road Assembly | Detroit | 1928 | 1981 | |||
| Massena Castings Plant | Massena, New York | 1959 | 2009 | |||
| MG Rover Group | Longbridge, Birmingham, England | 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. |
| Matra | Romorantin-Lanthenay, France | 2003 | The plant was demolished. Main entrance attained listed building status and has been preserved and restored.[50] | |||
| Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Mitsubishi Motors Australia Assembly Plant | Clovelly Park, South Australia | Various small and mid-sized vehicles | 1971 | 2008 | Site now occupied by Flinders University, Siemens and TAFE. Skeleton structure of Main Assembly Building remains. | |
| Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors Australia Lonsdale Engine Manufacturing plant | Lonsdale, South Australia | Various small and mid-sized vehicles | 1971 | 2008 | Site now occupied by Onkaparinga Recycling plant. | |
| Nissan Motors | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | 1965 | 1995 | currently Global Production Engineering Center and Nissan Heritage Collection, a storage unit for its historic models | ||
| Opel Bochum plant | Bochum, Germany | Opel (General Motors) | 1963 | 2014 | Demolished except for the administration building, which is to be preserved. | |
| Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit | East Grand Boulevard and Concord Avenue | Packard | 1907[51] | 1956[51] | ? | (From 1960) Subdivided as industrial park (Present day) Urban ruins |
| Pan Motor Company Office and Sheet Metal Works | St Cloud, Minnesota | 1919 | 1922 | |||
| Peugeot | Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England | Rootes, later Chrysler and finally Peugeot | 1939 | 2006 | Demolished in 2007. | |
| Peugeot and Citroën | Aulnay-sous-Bois, France | Citroën, Peugeot | 1972 | 2014 | ||
| Pilette Road Truck Assembly | Windsor, Ontario | 1974 | 2003 | |||
| Pittsburgh Metal | Pittsburgh | 1948 | 2008 | |||
| Renault | Setúbal, Portugal | Renault 5, Renault 4, Renault Clio | 1977 | 1998 | Business Park | |
| Renault | Paris, France | 1934 | 1992 | The plant was demolished in 2005 and the site is now being redeveloped. | ||
| Renault Park Royal factory | Acton, London, England[3] | 1926 | 1960 | Site still owned by Renault, now used as showrooms | ||
| Rootes Group Linwood plant | Linwood, Scotland | Rootes, later Chrysler and finally Peugeot | 1961 | 1981 | Mentioned in Letter from America by The Proclaimers | Demolished in 1982. |
| Saint Louis Assembly | Fenton, Missouri | 1959 | 2009 | |||
| Shreveport Operations | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1981 | 2012 | |||
| Standard Canley factory | Canley, Coventry, England | Standard, Triumph | 1918 | 1980 | Demolished, and site redeveloped for housing and business. A sculpture of the Standard logo now stands to remind people where the factory was. | |
| Studebaker Corporation, South Bend | Chippewa Avenue | Studebaker | 18?? | 1963 | ? | (From 1964) Assembly facilities taken over by Kaiser Jeep (Present day) Other uses, partially demolished and urban ruins |
| Studebaker Corporation, New York, New York | 615 West 131st St Manhattanville, New York City | Studebaker | 1923 | 1937 | ? | (From 1937) Borden Milk processing plant (Present day) Columbia University finance department building[52] |
| Vauxhall Motors Luton plant | Luton, England | Vauxhall | 1905 | 2002 | Vauxhall's main assembly plant. Demolished and site now being redeveloped | |
| Volkswagen of America | New Stanton, Pennsylvania | Rabbit/Golf, Caddy, Jetta | 1978[53] | 1988[54] | The facility was originally built by Chrysler in the 1960s, but was not completed until VW began operations. | Sony took over the site in 1990 and began production of televisions from 1990 to 2008. Production continued in Puebla, Mexico and US VW production resumed in 2011 at the Chattanooga Assembly Plant[55] |
| Volkswagen of America | Sterling Heights, Michigan | N/A | 1953[56] | 1983[57] | The facility was originally built to manufacture jet engines and was operated as the Michigan Ordnance Missile Plant by the U.S. Army. Acquired by Volkswagen in 1980 and converted to automobile production. | Chrysler took over the site in 1983 and began production of their own vehicles. Still in use by Chrysler today.[57] |
| AB Volvo | Kalmar | 1974 | 1994 | |||
| AB Volvo Volvo Halifax Assembly Plant | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Volvo PV544, 120, 240, 740, 940, 850, S70, V70 and S80 | 1963[58] | 1998-12-18[59][60] | Volvo's only car assembly plant in North America. | Volvo Halifax Assembly - Bayer's Lake Plant still stands and is now used as an office complex. |
| AB Volvo Chesapeake Plant | Volvo Parkway & Greenbriar Parkway, | Volvo B10M and other transit buses (Plant originally planned for cars)[61] | Ground broken 1974-07-02[62] | 1986-10 | One of the first foreign-owned automotive manufacturing plants in the U.S., soon followed by Volkswagen and others.[62] | Volvo Penta Marine retains facilities in the area. Redeveloped as "Crossways Commerce Center" shopping center. |
| Willow Run Transmission | Ypsilanti Township, Michigan | 1953 | 2010 | |||
| company and plant title | location | former marques and/or products | year opened | year closed | cultural references | current use |
See also
[edit]- List of automobile manufacturers
- Brownfield land
- Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
- Flint, Michigan auto industry
- List of GM factories
- List of Volkswagen Group factories
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External links
[edit]- Production Halted at MG Rover Longbridge Plant[dead link]. Steven Downes, (London) Times Online. Retrieved on 1 December 2005.
- It Takes Many Arrows to Kill an Elephant. Jerry Flint, Forbes, 29 November 2005. Retrieved on 1 December 2005. Many references to historic, closed facilities.
- Links to Early Automotive History, State of Michigan official website. Retrieved on 1 December 2005.
- Once teeming with auto plants, Detroit now home to only a few nameplates. Richard A. Wright, The Detroit News. Retrieved on 1 December 2005.
- General Motors--Brownfield Redevelopment
- Clasp Automotive