General Motors Orion Assembly Plant

USA / Michigan / Auburn Hills / Giddings Road, 4555
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Orion Assembly is a 4,300,000 square foot (400,000 m²) General Motors vehicle assembly plant located in Orion Township, Michigan. The plant currently assembles the Chevrolet Sonic and Chevrolet Bolt. The plant typically employs about 150 salaried employees and 1,000-1,300 hourly employees.

Orion Assembly commenced production on December 1, 1983 with the 1985 model C-body cars. Orion Assembly produced the Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 until 2009, when the plant was idled due to the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization of 2009. Under an agreement with the UAW, the plant began assembling the successor to the South Korean-built Chevrolet Aveo, the Chevrolet Sonic, in 2011, making it the only subcompact car currently assembled in America.

In 2017, Orion Assembly became the home of the Chevrolet Bolt, the first mass-produced electric car.

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Coordinates:   42°42'55"N   83°15'34"W

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  • This General Motors assembly plant presently builds the Pontiac 'G6' and the Chevy 'Malibu'.
  • Just called 05/06/2010 and Security answered the phone and stated the plant has been shut down, did not reveil any other information, sounded like she was going to but stopped did not go deeper into the subject.
  • The plant is currently being retooled and will reopen in 2011 building the Chevy Aveo and the Buick Verano.
  • Actually we build the Buick crampons the Chevy sonic hatch back and sedan.
  • Sorry spellchecker took over. Verano and the Sonic
  • is this the site of the old leftys airport from 1970
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