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'''Moraine Assembly''' was a [[General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Moraine, Ohio]], United States, a suburb of [[Dayton, Ohio]]. Opened in 1951, originally as a [[Frigidaire]] appliance plant, the plant produces trucks for GM. From 2001-2008, it produced the [[GM GMT platform#GMT360|GMT360]] [[Sport utility vehicle|SUVs]]. The 3rd shift of production was eliminated from Moraine effective in July 2006 following an announcement in November 2005.
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'''Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly''' is a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory straddling the border between [[Detroit]] and [[Hamtramck, Michigan]]. It is located about three miles (5 km) from corporate headquarters and has been used for production of [[Buick]], [[Oldsmobile]], and [[Cadillac]] products.


Past Products:<br>
The 362 [[acre]] (1.46 km²) site was once an inner-city neighborhood known as [[Poletown]], but was razed and converted to a $500 million assembly plant in 1985. Poletown was the location for 1,200 homes and businesses, including [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]]'s [[Dodge Main]] factory. The destruction of this neighborhood was the subject of five years of protests and court battles, but the city sided with General Motors, seeking new jobs and investment. The city took the land by [[eminent domain]], and this decision was later criticized as a misuse of this power.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}
2002-2009 [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer]]<br>
1998-2009 [[GMC Envoy]]<br>
2005-2009 [[Saab 9-7X]]<br>
1983-2004 [[Chevrolet S-10 Blazer]]<br>
1983-2004 [[GMC S-15 Jimmy]]<br>
2005-2008 [[Isuzu Ascender]]<br>
2002-2004 [[Oldsmobile Bravada]]<br>
2004-2007 [[Buick Rainier]]


The 2,990,000 square foot (278,000 m²) factory was one of the most high-tech in the industry when it was built, and was part of a modernization effort for GM that also included the [[Buick City]] complex in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]. Some of the advances in place included a modular paint system, electric (rather than [[hydraulic]]) robots, [[Just In Time (business)|just-in-time]] deliveries, and a plan for paperless operations.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}


Not everything worked as planned. The robots were notoriously unreliable and the plant's reliance on them was radically reduced. The [[GM E platform|E-body]] [[personal luxury car]]s manufactured at Poletown were also poorly received and soon cancelled. Cadillac [[GM K platform|K-body]] production was consolidated there in the 1990s, but sales were weakening. By the late 1990s, industry analysts were asking what went wrong at the factory. GM too seemed to be losing faith, cancelling the [[GM Epsilon platform|Epsilon platform]] [[crossover SUV|crossovers]] due to be manufactured there and moving the [[Cadillac Eldorado]] to the [[Lansing Craft Centre]]. But production continued, and Detroit/Hamtramck currently produces large [[front-wheel drive]] cars for Buick and Cadillac.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}


==Products==
* 1986–1993 [[Buick Riviera]]
* 1986–1992 [[Oldsmobile Toronado]]
* 1986–1999 [[Cadillac Eldorado]]
* 1986–2003 [[Cadillac Seville]]
* 1987–1993 [[Cadillac Allanté]]
* 1986–2005 [[Cadillac Deville]]
* 2000–2005 [[Buick LeSabre]]
* 2002–2005 [[Pontiac Bonneville]]
* 2006–2009[[Cadillac DTS]]
* 2006–2009 [[Buick Lucerne]]


 
==Planned Production==
 
* 2010–? [[Chevrolet Volt]]
== Plant Closure ==
On Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008,  GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced the Moraine plant will close in 2010, citing high fuel prices and decreased demand for the SUV and trucks produced by the plant.  There are no plans to reconfigure the plant to produce other products.[http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/06/03/ddn060308gmweb.html]
 
Workers at the General Motors plant in Moraine were given a letter on Friday October 3rd, 2008 saying the plant is closing in December.
According to the letter, the last day of production will be Dec. 23, 2008. In June, the automaker said that the Moraine plant would close by 2010 or earlier. The plant currently employs 1100 workers.
 
GM spokesman Chris Lee said plant managers shut the line down at 2:30 p.m. Friday to gather the workers together and give them the letter.  The last vehicle that rolled off was a white [[GMC Envoy]].
Originally, General Motors had planned several shutdown weeks in December. However, Lee said now there will be no temporary shutdowns and the plant will operate until December 23.
IUE-CWA President Jim Clark said, "IUE-CWA is deeply disappointed in General Motor's refusal to keep the Moraine Assembly plant open. The announcement that the plant will be closed much earlier than initially stated will further hurt our members, their families and a Dayton community already rocked by plant closings and layoffs." [http://www.whiotv.com/news/17619166/detail.html]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of GM factories]]
* [[List of GM factories]]


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==References==
*{{cite journal
| title=GM goes high-tech in the inner city - Poletown
| journal=Ward's Auto World
| |issue=June, 1985
| author=Scott Miner and Richard L. Waddell
| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3165/is_v21/ai_3798870
| format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}
*{{cite journal
| title=Update: the machines that didn't change the world - robots in the automobile industry
| journal=Ward's Auto World
| issue=Nov, 1991
| author=Drew Winter
| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3165/is_n11_v27/ai_11535771
| format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}
*{{cite journal
| title=Condemn nation
| journal=The (Colorado Springs) Gazette
| issue=Aug 4, 2004
| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20040804/ai_n10037670
}}
*{{cite web
| title=GM Commits to Volt Production in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan 2010
| url=http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/28/gm-commits-volt-production-in-hamtramck-michigan-2010/
| accessdate = 2008-09-22
}}


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[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Ohio]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]]
[[Category:Montgomery County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Wayne County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Economy of Detroit, Michigan]]


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Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly is a General Motors automobile factory straddling the border between Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. It is located about three miles (5 km) from corporate headquarters and has been used for production of Buick, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac products.

The 362 acre (1.46 km²) site was once an inner-city neighborhood known as Poletown, but was razed and converted to a $500 million assembly plant in 1985. Poletown was the location for 1,200 homes and businesses, including Chrysler's Dodge Main factory. The destruction of this neighborhood was the subject of five years of protests and court battles, but the city sided with General Motors, seeking new jobs and investment. The city took the land by eminent domain, and this decision was later criticized as a misuse of this power.[citation needed]

The 2,990,000 square foot (278,000 m²) factory was one of the most high-tech in the industry when it was built, and was part of a modernization effort for GM that also included the Buick City complex in Flint. Some of the advances in place included a modular paint system, electric (rather than hydraulic) robots, just-in-time deliveries, and a plan for paperless operations.[citation needed]

Not everything worked as planned. The robots were notoriously unreliable and the plant's reliance on them was radically reduced. The E-body personal luxury cars manufactured at Poletown were also poorly received and soon cancelled. Cadillac K-body production was consolidated there in the 1990s, but sales were weakening. By the late 1990s, industry analysts were asking what went wrong at the factory. GM too seemed to be losing faith, cancelling the Epsilon platform crossovers due to be manufactured there and moving the Cadillac Eldorado to the Lansing Craft Centre. But production continued, and Detroit/Hamtramck currently produces large front-wheel drive cars for Buick and Cadillac.[citation needed]

Products

  • 1986–1993 Buick Riviera
  • 1986–1992 Oldsmobile Toronado
  • 1986–1999 Cadillac Eldorado
  • 1986–2003 Cadillac Seville
  • 1987–1993 Cadillac Allanté
  • 1986–2005 Cadillac Deville
  • 2000–2005 Buick LeSabre
  • 2002–2005 Pontiac Bonneville
  • 2006–2009Cadillac DTS
  • 2006–2009 Buick Lucerne

Planned Production

See also

References

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