Fremont Assembly
Fremont Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Fremont, California. Groundbreaking for the plant occurred in September 1961. It was the new site for production in the San Francisco area in 1962 when production moved from the older Oakland Assembly. Production continued through March 1 of 1982 when the plant was closed after production problems. Partially demolished, the remaining plant was refurbished as the more successful NUMMI joint-venture with Toyota in 1984 and later became the Tesla Factory, Tesla Motors' automobile plant in 2010.Production
The Fremont plant produced GM A platform Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, and GMC vehicles for the Western United States.Statistics
- Hourly output: 42 cars and 25 trucks per hour
- Daily total: 1,072 vehicles
- Lines: 112 body styles
- Employment: 6,800 in 1979
Models
Some of the models produced at the plant included:
