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-'''Oklahoma City Assembly''' was a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. Construction on the {{convert|4000000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} plant started in 1974, and it opened in 1979 to produce the [[GM X platform|X-body]] cars. The company spent $700,000,000 to convert the plant from building the [[Chevrolet Malibu]] car to building the [[GMT360]] [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]]s in 2001. The plant was damaged by a [[May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence#The Moore Tornado (F4)|tornado]] on [[May 8]], [[2003]], but the company repaired the damage and returned the plant to operations just 53 days later.
+'''Arlington Assembly''' is a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Arlington, Texas]]. The plant has operated for more than 50 years, and today manufactures large [[SUV]]s based on GM's [[GM GMT platform#GMT900|GMT900]] platform:
+* [[Chevrolet Tahoe]]/[[GMC Yukon]]
+* [[Chevrolet Suburban]]/[[GMC Yukon XL]]
+* [[Cadillac Escalade]]
-On [[December 6]], [[2005]], the company alerted the [[United Auto Workers]] local 1999 that the plant would be closed in February 2006 as part of a cost-savings measure. The last vehicle produced at the plant, a white Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, rolled out on [[February 20]], [[2006]]. The plant was the first of 12 facilities the company planned to close by 2008 to match production with market demand. An estimated 521,400 [[GMT800]] trucks were built at the Oklahoma City Assembly plant.
+The Arlington plant was opened in 1954 to assemble both automobiles and [[aircraft]], but has focused on the former use for most of its history. The factory was the site of assembly for many large GM cars, including the 1980s [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]], 1990s [[Chevrolet Impala]], and late-model [[Chevrolet Silverado]] [[pickup truck]]s. The plant occupies 250 acres (1,000,000 square meters).  Arlington Assembly was the last GM B-body manufacturing facility prior to the conversion for SUV production.
-The [[Oklahoma City]] plant employed 2,400 people — 2,200 hourly and 200 salaried — but economists estimated that as many as 7,500 jobs in the area could be affected, including those at GM suppliers and secondary jobs, like [[hotel]] and [[restaurant]] workers.
+GMT900 production began on [[December 1]], [[2005]], six weeks ahead of schedule.
-Laid-off employees had the option of retiring or enrolling in GM's [[Guaranteed Employee Numbers Program|Jobs Bank]], which allows workers to collect full pay and benefits as they attend classes or volunteer at community agencies. Some workers would continue to be paid through September 2007, when GM's [[UAW]] contract expires.
+==Former vehicles manufactured at Arlington Assembly==
+RWD [[GM G platform]] vehicles
+* [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
+* [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]]
+RWD [[GM B platform]] vehicles
+* [[Buick Roadmaster]]
+* [[Cadillac Fleetwood]]
+* [[Chevrolet Caprice]]
+* [[Chevrolet Impala SS]] (1994-96)
+GMT800 sport utilities
+* [[Chevrolet Suburban]]
+* [[Chevrolet Tahoe]]
+* [[GMC Yukon]]
+* [[Cadillac Escalade]]
-On May 13, 2008, the plant was approved via a vote from residents to be leased to [[Tinker Air Force Base]]. [http://www.koco.com/news/16260279/detail.html]
+==Current vehicles produced==
+[[GMT900]] sport utilities
+[[GMT900]] light trucks
-==Products==
+{{coord|32|44|21.07|N|-97|4|5.60|E|region:US_type:landmark|display=title}}
-* [[Buick Century]]
+[[Category:General Motors factories]]
-* [[Chevrolet Celebrity]]
+[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Texas]]
-* [[Chevrolet Citation]]
+[[Category:Economy of Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex]]
-* [[Chevrolet Malibu]]
+[[Category:Arlington, Texas]]
-* [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer]] EXT
-* [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera]]
-* [[Pontiac Phoenix]]
-* [[Pontiac 6000]]
-* [[GMC Envoy]] XL
-* [[GMC Envoy]] XUV (produced from 2003 through [[March 15]], [[2005]])
-* 2003–2006 [[Isuzu Ascender]]
-{{coord|35|23|38.97|N|-97|23|45.25|E|region:US_type:landmark|display=title}}
+[[nl:Arlington Assembly]]
-[[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Economy of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Oklahoma]]