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GM's historic Willow Run plant closes By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq Published: Dec 23, 2010 After 68 years of arming the nation and putting America on wheels, the Willow Run manufacturing plant in.

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Willow Run Transmission (also called Ypsilanti Transmission Operations, YTO) was a General Motors factory in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. [1] Acquired by GM in 1953, it produced Hydramatic and other automatic transmissions for use in vehicles built by General Motors and other automakers.

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Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31, was a manufacturing complex in Michigan, United States, located between Ypsilanti Township and Belleville, built by the Ford Motor Company to manufacture aircraft, especially the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber. [1] Construction of the Willow Run Bomber Plant began in 1940 [2] and was completed in 1942.

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December 20, 2010. DETROIT-History, as well as cars, was made at GM's Willow Run assembly plant in Ypsilanti Township, MI, which will close Thursday. MORE.

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Willow Run is an Albert Kahn -designed World War II bomber plant near Ypsilanti, Michigan. It was constructed in 1941 by the Ford Motor Company for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator military aircraft. The U.S. government contributed $200 million to the project.

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General Motors' Willow Run manufacturing plant is about 1.25 miles long. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com At 5 million square feet, General Motors' Willow Run manufacturing plant in Ypsilanti Township is one of the largest buildings in the world. The facility closes Thursday.

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YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, MI - When General Motors announced in 2009 it was shuttering its Willow Run manufacturing plant in Ypsilanti Township, it signaled a changing automobile industry and devastated.

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Yet the Willow Run assembly manufacturing plant near Ypsilanti, Michigan, faces demolition if the current owner of the plant doesn't sell it by August. As reported last week by the Detroit Free Press and AnnArbor.com, the trust that controls the properties that GM shed during its 2009 bankruptcy - including the entire 332-acre Willow Run plant.

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United Auto Workers at General Motors' Willow Run Redistribution Center in Belleville were among those called to walk off the job in a significant escalation of the union's strike against the Detroit Three automakers on Friday.

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GM restructuring claims historic Willow Run plant Reuters June 2, 20096:24 PM PDTUpdated 15 years ago By Nick Carey YPSILANTI, Michigan (Reuters) - During its finest hour in World War II, the.

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Kaiser-Frazer converted Willow Run to automotive production and built cars there from June 1946 to July 1953 before selling the plant to General Motors for $26 million. GM used the plant to build Hydra-Matic transmissions and other powertrain components until December 2010, when it shed the property as part of its bankruptcy.

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50000 Ecorse Road Belleville, MI 48111 Map Facility Year Opened: 1971 Size: 904,000 square feet Union: UAW Local 174 Social: @MFG_GM , Facebook What We Do Offsite facilities function as supplemental storage for parts. US Operations Impact Numbers

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GM strike began that halted production at both of GM's Willow Run facilities. At one point, salaried workers and supervisors were barricaded in their offices by strikers. Issues involved included pensions, health care costs for retirees, and wages. Strike pay was modest at about $30-$40 per week.

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With its carefully orchestrated production lines mangled beyond recognition, the Willow Run GM Powertrain plant sits as the discarded exoskeleton of Ypsilanti Township's once-humming industrial.

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The Willow Run plant is one of the largest buildings in the world. It has more square footage than the Willis Tower in Chicago, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. The exterior of the plant is 1.25 miles long, and the facility is unbelievably big. Chances are you've never seen anything like it.

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Willow Run Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory near Ypsilanti, Michigan, located at 2625 Tyler Road, in the Willow Run manufacturing complex.