Willow Run Assembly
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Willow Run Assembly was a General Motors automobile
factory near Ypsilanti, Michigan
, United States
. It is located at 2625 Tyler Rd.
Production of automobiles began in 1959 with the Chevrolet Corvair
and ended in 1992 with the B-bodies
. Willow Run also built the Chevrolet Nova
(1962-1979) and X-bodies
(1980-1985).
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
factory near Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at 2625 Tyler Rd.
Production of automobiles began in 1959 with the Chevrolet Corvair
Chevrolet Corvair
-First generation :The 1960 Corvair 500 and 700 series four-door sedans were conceived as economy cars offering few amenities in order to keep the price competitive, with the 500 selling for under $2,000...
and ended in 1992 with the B-bodies
GM B platform
The B platform, or B-body, was General Motors' full-size rear-wheel drive automobile platform. It was closely related to the C-body and D-body and was used for coupés, sedans, and station wagons....
. Willow Run also built the Chevrolet Nova
Chevrolet Nova
The Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova is a compact automobile manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors produced in four generations for the 1962 through 1979 model years. Nova was the top model in the Chevy II lineup through 1968. The Chevy II nameplate was dropped, Nova becoming the...
(1962-1979) and X-bodies
GM X platform
There have been two X-body automobile platforms from General Motors. All X-bodies were small entry-level models.-Rear wheel drive:The rear-wheel drive X-body underpinned the Chevrolet Nova and similar cars of the late 1960s and 1970s. It was also the basis for the Cadillac Seville's K platform...
(1980-1985).