Moraine Assembly

Moraine Assembly
Sticker found on all vehicles assembled at the plant

Moraine Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Moraine, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Opened in 1951, originally as a Frigidaire appliance plant, the plant produces trucks for GM. From 2001-2008, it produced the GMT360 SUVs. The 3rd shift of production was eliminated from Moraine effective in July 2006 following an announcement in November 2005.

Past Products:
2002–2009 Chevrolet TrailBlazer
1998–2009 GMC Envoy
2005–2009 Saab 9-7X
1983–2004 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer
1983–2004 GMC S-15 Jimmy
2005–2008 Isuzu Ascender
2002–2004 Oldsmobile Bravada
2004–2007 Buick Rainier

Plant closure

On Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced the Moraine plant would close in December, citing high fuel prices and decreased demand for the SUV and trucks produced by the plant. There are no plans to reconfigure the plant to produce other products.[1]

Workers at the General Motors plant in Moraine were given a letter on Friday October 3rd, 2008 saying the plant would be closing in December. According to the letter, the last day of production would be Dec. 23, 2008. At the time, the plant employed 2400 workers.

GM spokesman Chris Lee said plant managers shut the line down at 2:30 p.m. on October 3rd to gather the workers together and give them the letter. The last vehicle that rolled off was a white GMC Envoy. Originally, General Motors had planned several shutdown weeks in December. However, Lee said there would be no temporary shutdowns and the plant will operate until December 23. IUE-CWA President Jim Clark said, "IUE-CWA is deeply disappointed in General Motor's refusal to keep the Moraine Assembly plant open. The announcement that the plant will be closed much earlier than initially stated will further hurt our members, their families and a Dayton community already rocked by plant closings and layoffs."[2]

The plant closing is also the subject of the HBO short documentary, The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant. Captured by local directors Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert with the help of several Moraine Assembly workers. In 2010 it was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category but lost to Music by Prudence.

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Coordinates: 39°42′5.37″N 84°12′52.42″W / 39.7014917°N 84.2145611°W / 39.7014917; -84.2145611


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