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-{{Unreferenced|date=November 2008}}'''Toledo Transmission''' is a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] factory in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. It is located at 1455 West Alexis Rd.
+[[Image:MoraineSticker.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Sticker found on all vehicles assembled at the plant]]
+'''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.
-It opened in 1956, and has been the site for production of many of GM's [[Hydra-Matic]] transmissions since. In February 2006, GM announced that they would invest $500 million to expand the plant to produce the six-speed [[GM 6L80 transmission|6L80]] in 2008. The 6L80 is currently built at [[Willow Run Transmission]].
+Past Products:<br>
+-2009 [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer]]<br>
+-2009 [[GMC Envoy]]<br>
+-2009 [[Saab 9-7X]]<br>
+-2004 [[Chevrolet S-10 Blazer]]<br>
+-2004 [[GMC S-15 Jimmy]]<br>
+-2008 [[Isuzu Ascender]]<br>
+-2004 [[Oldsmobile Bravada]]<br>
+-2007 [[Buick Rainier]]
-==Products==
-* [[GM 4L60-E transmission|4L60-E]]
-* [[GM 4L65-E transmission|4L65-E]]
-* 2008– [[GM 4L80 transmission|4L80]]
+== 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==
 * [[List of GM factories]]
-==External links==
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 [[Category:General Motors factories]]
 [[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Ohio]]
-[[Category:Economy of Toledo, Ohio]]
+[[Category:Montgomery County, Ohio]]