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A bit of background on this: until 2010, Toyota and GM jointly operated a factory in Fremont, CA, called NUMMI[1]. When the plant closed, Tesla bought part of i
by btgeekboy 12y ago
A bit of background on this: until 2010, Toyota and GM jointly operated a factory in Fremont, CA, called NUMMI[1]. When the plant closed, Tesla bought part of it, which is now where the Model S is produced.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUMMI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUMMI
- ulfw 12y agoYes. I know NUMMI. We did a field trip there once. It's an old GM factory from the 60s that transitioned to Toyota co-ownership because they needed to built cars in the US to get around import taxes and GM needed to get their employees, who (according to your link were) At the time of its closure "considered the worst workforce in the automobile industry in the United States". Still doesn't change the fact that when Tesla is the size of GM/Toyota etc, running tens of plants, I doubt any (besides maybe old NUMMI) will be based out of California.