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New United Motor Manufacturing Inc company history timeline

1984

By December 1984 (two years after the closure), the first car, a yellow Chevrolet Nova, rolled off the assembly line.

1986

The plant started producing the Toyota Corolla in September 1986.

1995

In January 1995, it began producing the Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.

2004

Production of the Tacoma had already partially shifted to Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California in 2004, and the remaining work shifted to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas.

2009

In November 2009 call with autoworkers Toyota's head of United States sales said that though it was a difficult decision to shut down the plant, "the economics of having a plant in California so far away from the supplier lines" in the Midwest "just doesn't make business sense" for Toyota.

By 2009, GM was in serious financial trouble and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

2010

State officials crafted sales tax exemption on new factory equipment to preserve NUMMI. A regional committee was formed in February 2010 to investigate the closure of the plant, and the facility was appraised while operating.

At 9:40am on April 1, 2010, the plant produced its last car, a red Toyota Corolla.

2011

Production of the Corolla in North America was shifted to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada unil the new Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi assembly plant could open in October 2011.

2017

The deal also included a promise that the two companies would partner on the "development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support." The two companies later ended their partnership in 2017.

2018

As of June 2018, the plant employs 10,000 people, far greater than NUMMI.

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