NUMMI
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This article is about the car factory 'New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.'. For other uses, see Nummi (disambiguation).
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) was an American automobile manufacturing company in Fremont, California, jointly owned by General Motors and Toyota that opened in 1984 and closed in April 2010.
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Company type | Joint venture |
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Industry | Automotive |
Predecessor | GM Fremont Assembly (1960–1982) |
Founded | December 1984 (December 1984) |
Defunct | April 1, 2010 (April 1, 2010) |
Fate | Dissolved; Portion of physical plant sold to Tesla, Inc. |
Successor | Tesla Fremont Factory (physical plant) |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | Compact cars and trucks |
Production output | 428,633 vehicles (2006) |
Services | Automotive manufacturing |
Owner | General Motors and Toyota |
Number of employees | 5,500 (2006) |
Website | nummi.com (defunct) |
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After the plant was closed by its owners, the facility was sold to Tesla, Inc. and reopened in October 2010, becoming known as the Tesla Fremont Factory.[1]
The plant is located in the East Industrial area of Fremont next to the Mud Slough between Interstate 880 and Interstate 680.
NUMMI yearly production peaked at 428,633 vehicles in 2006.[2]