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GIBC was established as a Michigan corporation and bridge company on May 1, 1912, with Grosse Ile land owner Edward W. Voigt as its primary incorporator, majority stockholder and founding president. Voigt directed the construction of the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge and opened the span to the general public on November 27, 1913 (Thanksgiving Day).
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan — companies currently or formerly having their primary base of operations in the state. For vehicle factories, see Category: Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan .
The Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan is an automotive museum that features cars assembled at the nearby Willow Run Plant and vehicles made by Hudson Motors. The museum is an official site of the MotorCities National Heritage Area , [ 1 ] which is "dedicated to preserving, interpreting and promoting the automotive and ...
Designed by Giffels Associates and occupying 10 acres adjacent the southeast edge of Chrysler's North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the museum had three levels with about 55,000 square feet of exhibition space, its polished red granite and black glass exterior correlating to the nearby Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center. [1]
Citing declining sedan sales, General Motors announced in 1997 the Buick City plant would close; [14] the last day of vehicle assembly plant operations was June 29, 1999. [15] [16] That same year, Buick City won J. D. Power's Platinum Award for assembly plant quality. [17] As of 2016, it is the only General Motors plant to win the award.
In 2010 Chrysler purchased the plant from Old Carco LLC for USD$20 million. The plant will retain its current 1,200 employees. [5] Chrysler broke ground on a new paint shop at the plant in June 2011. This came after an announcement of an 850 million dollar investment in October 2010. [6]
The collection contains over 90 cars housed in a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m 2) garage, [1] most of which are from the Art Deco era and the Great Depression. [4] The collection focuses mostly on American cars, including former makes such as Auburn , Cord , Duesenberg , Oldsmobile , Pontiac , and Packard in addition to cars built by Cadillac ...
On June 10, 2009, Chrysler Group LLC emerged from a Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy and its stake was subsequently bought by the Italian automaker Fiat. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] On June 3, 2011, Fiat bought out the remaining US Treasury's stake in Chrysler for $500 million, increasing its ownership of the automaker to 53 percent. [ 30 ]