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-'''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:
+The '''Lansing Craft Centre''' was a specialized [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]  [[automobile]] assembly factory in [[Lansing Township, Michigan]]. The plant started production in 1987 and closed in 2006. It was originally built as a [[foundry]] in 1919.  At the time of its closure, the plant was 985,000 square feet in size, and employed 400 workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/NEWS03/511220329/1004/news03|work=Lansing State Journal|title=GM closures hit 1,600 in Lansing|author=Barbara Wieland|accessmonthday=August 3 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>  It sat across Saginaw Street from the [[Lansing Metal Center]].
-* [[Chevrolet Tahoe]]/[[GMC Yukon]]
-* [[Chevrolet Suburban]]/[[GMC Yukon XL]]
-* [[Cadillac Escalade]]
-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 Lansing Craft Center was the construction site for low-volume vehicles like the [[General Motors EV1]], [[Buick Reatta]], and [[Cadillac Eldorado]]. The Craft Centre also produced the [[convertible]] [[Chevrolet Cavalier]] and [[Pontiac Sunfire]]. Its final product was the [[Chevrolet SSR]]. On November 21, 2005, General Motors announced that it would close the Lansing Craft Centre in mid-2006. The final SSR, a unique black-on-silver model, was built on March 17, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060318/NEWS01/603180340/1001/NEWS|work=Lansing State Journal|title=Tearful workers say goodbye Last SSR rolls off Craft Centre line|author=Barbara Wieland|accessmonthday=March 20 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Many of the Craft Centre workers were transferred to the new [[Lansing Delta Township Assembly]] plant.
-GMT900 production began on [[December 1]], [[2005]], six weeks ahead of schedule.
+==Products==
+* 1988–1991 [[Buick Reatta]]
+* 1997–1999 [[General Motors EV1]]
+* [[Cadillac Eldorado]]
+* [[Chevrolet Cavalier]] convertible
+* [[Pontiac Sunfire]] convertible
+* 2003–2006 [[Chevrolet SSR]]
-==Former vehicles manufactured at Arlington Assembly==
+==See also==
-RWD [[GM G platform]] vehicles
+* [[List of GM factories]]
-* [[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]]
-==Current vehicles produced==
+==References==
-[[GMT900]] sport utilities
+<references/>
-[[GMT900]] light trucks
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 [[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Texas]]
+[[Category:Economy of Lansing, Michigan]]
-[[Category:Economy of Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex]]
+[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]]
-[[Category:Arlington, Texas]]
-[[nl:Arlington Assembly]]