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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.
-'''Doraville Assembly''' was a [[General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Doraville, Georgia]]. The plant opened in [[1947]] and closed on [[26 September]] [[2008]] as part of the company's cost-cutting measures.
-==Current Products==
+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.
-* [[Chevrolet Uplander]]  (Model year 2005-2009 for [[Canada]], 2005-2008 For U.S.)
-* [[Pontiac Montana SV6]] (Model year 2005-2009 for [[Canada]], 2005-2006 For U.S.)
-* [[Buick GL8]]           (Model Year 1999-Present  [[China]]
-==Past Products==
+==External links==
-* [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]] (1988-1995)
+* [http://www.uawlocal598.org/index.html UAW Local 598 web site]
-* [[Chevrolet Venture]] (1997-2005)
-* [[Pontiac Trans Sport]] / [[Pontiac Montana|Montana]] (1997-2005)
-* [[Oldsmobile Silhouette]] (1997-2004)
-* [[Buick Terraza]] (2005-2007)
-* [[Saturn Relay]] (2005-2007)
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+{{coord|42|59|6.39|N|-83|43|0.74|E|region:US_type:landmark|display=title}}
 [[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
+[[Category:Economy of Flint, Michigan]]
-[[Category:DeKalb County, Georgia]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Flint, Michigan]]
+[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]]
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-[[nl:Doraville Assembly]]