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'''Flint Truck Assembly''' is an [[automobile]] factory operated by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] in [[Flint, Michigan]]. It is one of the last auto plants in that city. The Flint factory produces full-size GM [[pickup truck]]s for consumers as well as the commercial Heavy Duty versions. The factory has two lines, with #1 producing the Heavy Duty trucks and #2 producing medium-duty consumer versions. | |||
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The plant, on Van Slyke Road, was built shortly after the end of [[World War II]] and was split between [[Fisher Body]] and [[Chevrolet]]. The Fisher operations were halted on [[June 24]], [[1970]], with the entire factory turned over to Chevrolet. For much of the 1970s, Flint was home to the large [[Chevrolet K5 Blazer]] and [[Chevrolet Suburban]], with pickup truck production moved to [[Pontiac Assembly Center]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan]] in May 1987. On [[August 31]], [[1991]], production of the large [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]]s was moved to [[Janesville Assembly]] in [[Wisconsin]]. All laid-off workers returned to the plant on [[August 10]], [[1992]] as production began. After the closure of [[Scarborough Van Assembly]] in 1993 Flint began to produce the former Scarborough Vans. The full-size van division was moved to [[Wentzville Assembly]] in [[Missouri]] in July, 1996, but a new product, the [[GM GMT platform#GMT480|GMT480]], began at Flint the previous year. The large commercial [[General Motors C/K Trucks]] trucks began production in 1997. The factory's current product, the [[GM GMT platform#GMT900|GMT900]]-based trucks, began in February 2007. | |||
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* [ | * [http://www.uawlocal598.org/index.html UAW Local 598 web site] | ||
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[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]] | |||
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