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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.
[[Image:Olds Motor Works 4a18686r.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Olds Motor Works, about 1910]]


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.
'''Lansing Car Assembly''' was a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[automobile]] factory in [[Lansing, Michigan]]. It contained two elements, a 1901 automobile plant in downtown Lansing, and the 1920 [[Durant Motors]] factory on Lansing's Far Westside.


==External links==
The Lansing plant was the longest-operating automobile factory in the United States when it closed on [[May 6]], [[2005]], and one of [[General Motors]] last assembly plants where vehicle bodies were made at one plant, and then trucked to another plant to be finished.<ref name="lsj.com">[http://www.lsj.com/news/business/p_020614_harbour_1a-7a.html Lansing GM plant ranks 1st in report, by Lori Hayes/Lansing State Journal, published June 14, 2002]</ref>  General Motors began demolition of the plant in the spring of 2006, and demolition was completed in 2007. A new plant at nearby [[Delta Charter Township, Michigan|Delta Township]] took its place when it began production in 2006.
* [http://www.uawlocal598.org/index.html UAW Local 598 web site]


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==History==
 
Lansing Car Assembly (LCA) began in 1901 when [[Ransom E. Olds]] moved his [[Oldsmobile|Olds Motor Works]] to the city. He set up his plant on the site of the [[fair]]grounds next to the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]]. This plant in downtown Lansing would later be known as Lansing Car Assembly - Chassis Plant.
 
==Lansing Car Assembly - Body Shop (Plant #6)==
The plant along Verlinden Avenue, on Lansing's border with [[Lansing Charter Township, Michigan|Lansing Township]], opened in 1920 as a factor for Durant Motor Works. After the demise of Durant, it remained closed until GM purchased it in 1935. It restarted production for GM's [[Fisher Body]] division, later becoming the [[Buick]]-[[Oldsmobile]]-[[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]] factory. Its final name was Lansing Car Assembly - Body Plant.
 
The last cars that Lansing Car Assembly produced were the [[Chevrolet Malibu]]/[[Chevrolet Classic]], [[Oldsmobile Alero]], and [[Pontiac Grand Am]], which was the final vehicle built there.  The plant built the very last [[Oldsmobile]].
 
LCA was regularly ranked among the most productive automobile assembly plants in [[North America]]. In 2002, it was ranked the number one most productive assembly plant in [[North America]] by The Harbour Report, the auto industry's leading measurement of plant efficiency.<ref name="lsj.com"/>
 
==Lansing Car Assembly - Main Plant (Plant #1)==
The main plant was located in downtown [[Lansing, Michigan]] located along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/Logan Street at the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]].  It sat on the original site of the Michigan State Fairgrounds.  The plant also included the unique '''Lansing GM Building 150''' which sat in between north and sounthbound Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard bridges.
 
It featured two separate assembly lines. Partially completed vehicles were transported by truck from the Body Plant to either the North Line "M" or the South Line "C" for completion. Upon completion, cars were driven off the assembly line and over northbound Martin Luther King, Jr. using a skybridge. After final inspection, the cars were placed in staging yards to either be shipped by truck or by rail.
 
The first factory on site opened in 1902 as part of Olds Motor Works, and became part of General Motors when they bought that company out in 1908.  The complex was closed in 2005, finally being demolished in 2007.  Harbour Consulting rated it as the sixth most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/AUTO01/606020394/1148|title=Efficient auto factories aren't spared the ax|work=[[Detroit News]]|accessmonthday=June 2 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>
 
==Products==
* [[Pontiac Grand Am]]
* [[Chevrolet Malibu]]
* [[Oldsmobile Alero]]
 
==See also==
*[[List of GM factories]]
 
==References==
* {{cite web | title=Last car body winds through Lansing GM plant | work=Detroit News | url=http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0505/10/autos-174067.htm | accessmonthday=May 10 | accessyear=2005}}
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 3 February 2009

Olds Motor Works, about 1910

Lansing Car Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Lansing, Michigan. It contained two elements, a 1901 automobile plant in downtown Lansing, and the 1920 Durant Motors factory on Lansing's Far Westside.

The Lansing plant was the longest-operating automobile factory in the United States when it closed on May 6, 2005, and one of General Motors last assembly plants where vehicle bodies were made at one plant, and then trucked to another plant to be finished.[1] General Motors began demolition of the plant in the spring of 2006, and demolition was completed in 2007. A new plant at nearby Delta Township took its place when it began production in 2006.

History

Lansing Car Assembly (LCA) began in 1901 when Ransom E. Olds moved his Olds Motor Works to the city. He set up his plant on the site of the fairgrounds next to the Grand River. This plant in downtown Lansing would later be known as Lansing Car Assembly - Chassis Plant.

Lansing Car Assembly - Body Shop (Plant #6)

The plant along Verlinden Avenue, on Lansing's border with Lansing Township, opened in 1920 as a factor for Durant Motor Works. After the demise of Durant, it remained closed until GM purchased it in 1935. It restarted production for GM's Fisher Body division, later becoming the Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac factory. Its final name was Lansing Car Assembly - Body Plant.

The last cars that Lansing Car Assembly produced were the Chevrolet Malibu/Chevrolet Classic, Oldsmobile Alero, and Pontiac Grand Am, which was the final vehicle built there. The plant built the very last Oldsmobile.

LCA was regularly ranked among the most productive automobile assembly plants in North America. In 2002, it was ranked the number one most productive assembly plant in North America by The Harbour Report, the auto industry's leading measurement of plant efficiency.[1]

Lansing Car Assembly - Main Plant (Plant #1)

The main plant was located in downtown Lansing, Michigan located along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/Logan Street at the Grand River. It sat on the original site of the Michigan State Fairgrounds. The plant also included the unique Lansing GM Building 150 which sat in between north and sounthbound Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard bridges.

It featured two separate assembly lines. Partially completed vehicles were transported by truck from the Body Plant to either the North Line "M" or the South Line "C" for completion. Upon completion, cars were driven off the assembly line and over northbound Martin Luther King, Jr. using a skybridge. After final inspection, the cars were placed in staging yards to either be shipped by truck or by rail.

The first factory on site opened in 1902 as part of Olds Motor Works, and became part of General Motors when they bought that company out in 1908. The complex was closed in 2005, finally being demolished in 2007. Harbour Consulting rated it as the sixth most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006.[2]

Products

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lansing GM plant ranks 1st in report, by Lori Hayes/Lansing State Journal, published June 14, 2002
  2. ↑ "Efficient auto factories aren't spared the ax". Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/AUTO01/606020394/1148. Retrieved on 2006. 
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