Paraphrasing the Beatles on this anniversary weekend: It was 20 years ago today...
Paraphrasing the Beatles on this anniversary weekend: It was 20 years ago today...
NUMMI Marks 20 YearsGeneral Motors and Toyota celebrated 20 years of their New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) joint-venture near San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday. Both Toyota Motor Corporation President Fujio Cho and General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, on hand for the occasion, said the plant had benefited both companies: "Without [GM's] partnership twenty years ago, Toyota would not be where it is today," Cho said, while Wagoner noted that NUMMI had shown that "global auto manufacturers can work together and learn from each other." The NUMMI plant, in Fremont, Calif., builds the Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Tacoma pickup.