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Lansing Craft Center

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917: 1059: 1069: 205:, which began production in 1988 after a stamping plant, body shop, and assembly area were constructed. After the end of production of the Reatta, the plant was renamed the "Lansing Craft Centre". Over its existence, the Lansing Craft Center manufactured GM's low-volume vehicles including the 236:
In November 2005, General Motors announced that it would close the Lansing Craft Center in mid-2006, and the final SSR, a unique black-on-silver model, was assembled on March 17, 2006. The plant was demolished from 2008 to 2009.
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At the time of its closure, the plant size was 985,000 square feet (91,500 m) and the facility employed 400, many of whom were transferred to the new
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The facility was originally built by GM as the "Oldsmobile Differential Plant and Foundry" in 1919. The
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was repurposed as the "Reatta Craft Centre" in 1984 when GM chose it as the manufacturing site of the
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Lansing Craft Centre
Lansing Township, Michigan
42°44′34″N 84°35′06″W / 42.7427°N 84.5851°W / 42.7427; -84.5851
Automotive
Automobiles
General Motors
General Motors
automobile
Lansing Township, Michigan
Lansing Metal Center
foundry
Buick Reatta
EV1
Cadillac Eldorado
convertible
Chevrolet Cavalier
Pontiac Sunfire
Chevrolet SSR
Lansing Grand River Assembly
Lansing Delta Township Assembly
Lansing Metal Center
Buick Reatta
Chevrolet Cavalier
Pontiac Sunfire
General Motors EV1
Cadillac Eldorado
Chevrolet SSR
Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly
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