[sixgunsblazing]

Originally Posted by Bill H

25 Years is not "as soon as". Do some reasearch and see how much GM or their parteners Motors Liquidators contributed to the retirement and severence packages
$0.00.

Is 2 months close enough?

GM pulled out of the NUMMI plant in June 2009. Toyota announced in August it was closing the high cost union plant and ramping up production of Tacoma and Corollas at it's other, non-union plants in North America

[AGTO8U]

Toyota was left holding the bag when GM pulled out. I read Toyota kicked in $278 million severence for 4700 employees.

[428ho4spd]

A real shame. I've owned several Pontiacs that came out of that plant over the years.

[rcrahn]

No question Fremont is a plant with a long and rich history of producing some fine cars. During these difficult times it stands as yet another manufacturing plant in California closing. Adding to widespread misery in the golden state. A recent article in the Silicon Valley Business Journal stated....

"California lost 78,723 industrial jobs and 819 manufacturers between February 2009 and February 2010"

It's been tough watching NUMI close. Every night the local news stations have been covering it. Yes, it is a BFD. Yet, despite the doom and gloom, the bay area has a reputation as being a place for innovation and creating growth. Companies like Google, Cisco and eBay are shining examples.

Just down the road from NUMI a new $450M manufacturing plant is being constructed for Solyndra, a PV company. So the game isn't over. It is just changing. That's what Silicon Valley has always been about: Change.

Hopefully a company with the brains, balls and vision will emerge with a plan to revitalize this huge manufacturing facility and launch a new endeavor.

[mzbk2l]

Originally Posted by Scarebird

FAIL.

The Fremont plant had a rep for being one of the most militant UAW plants GM had, so when it was selected for the joint NUMMI venture many thought it was doomed to failure. Not quite - the workers there did quite well, flourishing where their input was actually used and the build quality was superior to the Japanese-built Corollas. This success was later used by GM management in their other plants.

I wonder if they had to be dragged kicking and screaming into their "flourishing?" It sounds like they were some real dirtbags when it was a GM-only plant.

From the San Jose Mercury News:

Workers said the quality of the vehicles didn't wane, even during the final days of production.
That was in sharp contrast to the last day or two of the former GM plant in Fremont, said Larry Silberman, a Hayward resident who worked for 25 years at NUMMI and 25 years at its predecessor, the GM factory. Silberman was there on the final day for each of the two factories.
"When General Motors closed the plant, the workers trashed the last cars," Silberman said. "Here at NUMMI, we kept the quality high to the end."

Seems like I've driven one or two of the vehicles those fine union workers made before GM closed the plant.

[rcrahn]

Originally Posted by rcrahn

No question Fremont is a plant with a long and rich history of producing some fine cars. During these difficult times it stands as yet another manufacturing plant in California closing. Adding to widespread misery in the golden state. A recent article in the Silicon Valley Business Journal stated....

"California lost 78,723 industrial jobs and 819 manufacturers between February 2009 and February 2010"

It's been tough watching NUMI close. Every night the local news stations have been covering it. Yes, it is a BFD. Yet, despite the doom and gloom, the bay area has a reputation as being a place for innovation and creating growth. Companies like Google, Cisco and eBay are shining examples.

Just down the road from NUMI a new $450M manufacturing plant is being constructed for Solyndra, a PV company. So the game isn't over. It is just changing. That's what Silicon Valley has always been about: Change.

Hopefully a company with the brains, balls and vision will emerge with a plan to revitalize this huge manufacturing facility and launch a new endeavor.

Great news, it didn't take long to find new life for the Numi plant.
It has being announced Toyota and Tesla motors are joining up to build electric cars!
Estimates are 800-1200 jobs will be created and production starting 2012.....

[Bob Dillon]

Heard on the news today that the plant will re-open and Toyota will produce the Tesla Roadster there, a really high-end electric car.

[Cobrabill]

GM-Mark of Excrement.

[bigpop]

Chris, was that picture taken in 89 when the earthquake hit in the fall during the World Series? Larry B.

[tigercars]

Just announced today that Toyota and Tesla are going to make electric vehicles there. I guess GM walked away from the place entirely.