The Fairfax Assembly & Stamping is a

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factory at 3201 Fairfax Trafficway,

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in the United States. As of 2022, the plant employs over 2,100 hourly and salaried employees. Employees are represented by

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Local 31.

History

Fairfax

The original Fairfax assembly plant was located next to

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which was the former location of the

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Bomber Production Plant where the

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was manufactured during

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. After the war GM purchased the building and converted it to an automobile assembly plant, and was under the management of GM's newly created Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac Assembly Division created in 1945. In 1952, alongside car production, the plant produced

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jet-powered fighters.

Fairfax II

The original Fairfax plant ceased production in 1986, and production was moved to Fairfax II. Fairfax II is located on the former Fairfax airport in a $1 billion project. The new plant began production with the 1988 model

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. In 2003, production of the

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was added. On August 23, 2005, the Fairfax facility built its 10 millionth car. Production of the second generation

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began at the plant in 2009 and continued through 2016. In January 2013, GM announced $600 million in upgrades to the plant including a new 450,000-square-foot paint shop and a new stamping press. The renovations, which were aimed at reducing water consumption and chemical waste, were not expected to interfere with production. In 2019, the all-new

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was added.Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant
on GM.com

Vehicles produced

as of September, 2022: *

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairfax Assembly General Motors factories Motor vehicle assembly plants in Kansas Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Kansas Industrial buildings completed in 1987 1987 establishments in Kansas 1980s architecture in the United States