The Freemont, California NUMMI plant became expendable after General Motors cut ties with the company during its bankruptcy proceedings, leaving Toyota with more capacity than it needed.

During the '80s and the fallout of the Oil Crisis, U.S. automakers had to think outside of the box to develop competing, ...

The plant's future had been called into question ... California's New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., better known as NUMMI. Despite protestations from workers and community members to the ...