REPORT: Toyota to end production at NUMMI in March

REPORT: Toyota to end production at NUMMI in March

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2009 Toyota Matrix - Click above for high-res image gallery

Word 'round the campfire (okay, by way of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Japan and via Reuters) is that Toyota will end production at its NUMMI plant in California in March of next year. Though a spokesperson for the automaker claims no final decision has been made about an official closing of the plant, reports indicate that suppliers have already been notified about plans to shutter the assembly lines early next year after more than a quarter century in operation.

General Motors' only current contribution to the plant in California is the Pontiac Vibe, which officially ends production this month. Toyota is said to be moving production of the Tacoma pickup to its plant in San Antonio, Texas, and final assembly of the Corolla will reportedly join the Matrix, its hatchback sibling, in Ontario, Canada and a factory in Japan.


Gallery: 2009 Toyota Corolla Matrix



[Source: Reuters]REPORT: Toyota to end production at NUMMI in March originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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YAY! that mean fewer Toyotas falling apart!

as long as toyotas are built like how the original avalons were built (which was made in the US), then i'll be happy but yeah with the way cars are built now, i'm glad they are closing down too.

American labor hasn't been that great lately.