The last Toyota Corolla rolled off the line at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, Calif., on April 1, a week after the last Toyota Tacoma pickup made at the plant ...

FREMONT — Ron Lopez will believe the NUMMI auto factory is closing only when the last Toyota rolls off the assembly line March 31, in what looms as a bitter spring for 4,700 workers at the plant. “As ...

FREMONT — AS U.S. auto industry giants Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. slash jobs and close plants, the last major auto plant in California keeps rolling out low-cost, fuel-efficient cars. And ...

The first time William Usery visited the giant auto plant near Interstate 880 in Fremont, its cavernous halls were silent and its assembly lines stood still. "There were birds flying around inside the ...

FREMONT — The NUMMI plant ceased production after more than 25 years Thursday when a red Toyota Corolla glided off the factory’s assembly line, putting 4,700 people out of work and closing a landmark ...

One of the most undesirable news at the beginning of the year was the recent closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California. The result of last year's GM ...

A partnership that began with great promise ended with a small prayer Thursday as the last vehicle rolled off the assembly line at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. in Fremont, more than 25 years ...

Today, the last car will roll off the assembly line of California's last remaining auto plant. NUMMI, or New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., was formed as a revolutionary 50-50 joint venture between ...

It's no exaggeration to say it was the end of an era last week when New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., better known as NUMMI, quietly built its last Toyota Corolla (photo). By the time it shut down, ...

The NUMMI auto factory in Fremont must navigate plenty of perils if it is to survive. Yet despite the hazards, rescue routes beckon that could retain the Japanese automaker. For a quarter-century, the ...