ABC7 looks back at NUMMI

Thursday, March 25, 2010

GM, Toyota and UAW announcement of a joint venture auto plant in Fremont made headlines.

The Fremont auto plant got a makeover before the NUMMI joint venture opened in 1984.

The Japanese style of auto manufacturing places a focus on teamwork and equality.

NUMMI supervisors got one-on-one training at Toyota headquarters in Japan before the plant opened in 1984.

The opening of NUMMI in 1984 brought lots of new business to the Port of Oakland from Japan.

A female auto worker was a rare sight in Japan in 1984 when NUMMI workers were there getting training.

NUMMI supervisors sent to Japan for one-on-one training at Toyota headquarters received a warm homecoming.

abc7 extra: GM, Toyota, UAW announce joint venture
abc7 extra: Fremont plant gets makeover before NUMMI opens
abc7 extra: NUMMI plant follows Japanese auto standards
abc7 extra: NUMMI workers' 1st day of training in Japan
abc7 extra: NUMMI workers get training in Japan
abc7 extra: NUMMI means big business for Port of Oakland
abc7 extra: Female NUMMI employee gets extra attention
abc7 extra: NUMMI workers return home from Japan

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FREMONT, CA (KGO) -- In honor of the NUMMI plant closing at the end of this month, ABC7 went back into our video vault to bring back the stories we did in 1984 about the opening of NUMMI.

Above, you can watch our inital report on the announcement of the GM, Toyota joint venture, as well as stories on how the former GM auto plant was transformed into NUMMI and how NUMMI supervisors were sent to Japan for one-on-one training at Toyota headquarters.

Please share your thoughts and stories about the history of NUMMI and its closing in the comments section below. Also, if you have NUMMI photos you would like to share, please send them to ABC7 at breakingnews@kgo-tv.com.

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