New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) was an American
automobile
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manufacturing
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company in
Fremont, California
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, jointly owned by
General Motors and
Toyota
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that opened in 1984 and closed in 2010.
After the plant was closed by its owners, the facility was sold to
Tesla, Inc.
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and reopened as a 100% Tesla-owned production facility in October 2010, becoming known as the
Tesla Factory
The Tesla Fremont Factory is an automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, operated by Tesla, Inc. The facility opened as General Motors' Fremont Assembly in 1962, and was later operated by NUMMI, a GM–Toyota joint venture. Tesl ...
.
The plant is located in the East Industrial area of Fremont next to the
Mud Slough
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between
Interstate 880 and
Interstate 680.
NUMMI yearly production peaked at 428,633 vehicles in 2006.
History
Background
Before NUMMI, the sit