Former automobile factory owned by General Motors.
Janesville Assembly Plant
Janesville Assembly Plant in 2009
Built
May 1, 1919 (1919-05-01)
Location
Janesville, Wisconsin
Industry
Automotive industry
Products
cars and trucks
Employees
7,000 workers at its peak in 1970
Area
4,800,000 sq ft (450,000 m2)
Owner(s)
General Motors (1919 - 2017)
Defunct
April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)
Janesville Assembly's chimney
Janesville Assembly Plant was a former automobile factory owned by General Motors located in Janesville, Wisconsin. Opened in 1919, it was the oldest operating GM plant when it was largely idled in December 2008, and ceased all remaining production on April 23, 2009. The demolition of the plant was completed in 2019.
The plant covered 4,800,000 sq ft (450,000 m2).[1] It employed around 7,000 workers at its peak in 1970, but was down to about 1,200 when it ceased production of GM vehicles in December 2008.[2][3]
^General Motors. Janesville Assembly fact sheet Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 27, 2008.
^James P. Leute. "Thursday is last day of production as Isuzu line comes to end" Archived August 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Janesville Gazette, April 21, 2009.
^"State offered $195 million in failed bid for GM plant". Wisconsin State Journal. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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