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Arlington Assembly is a General Motors automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 factory in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
. The plant has operated for more than 50 years, and today manufactures large SUVs based on GM's GMT900
GM GMT platform

GMT is the name used for all of General Motors Corporation' Sport utility vehicle/truck automobile platforms. With the introduction of more and more crossover SUV vehicles labeled with the "GMT" nomenclature, it can be argued that only vehicles under the 300, 400, 500, 600, 800 and 900 series are "true" GM trucks....
 platform:

The Arlington plant was opened in 1954 to assemble both automobiles and aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
, but has focused on the former use for most of its history. The factory was the site of assembly for many large GM cars, including the 1980s Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Monte Carlo

The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....
, 1990s Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala

The Chevrolet Impala is a Full-size car automobile built by General Motors for their Chevrolet division. Ed Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the Impala as a "prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen."...
, and late-model Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
 pickup truck
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
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Arlington Assembly is a General Motors automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 factory in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
. The plant has operated for more than 50 years, and today manufactures large SUVs based on GM's GMT900
GM GMT platform

GMT is the name used for all of General Motors Corporation' Sport utility vehicle/truck automobile platforms. With the introduction of more and more crossover SUV vehicles labeled with the "GMT" nomenclature, it can be argued that only vehicles under the 300, 400, 500, 600, 800 and 900 series are "true" GM trucks....
 platform:
  • Chevrolet Tahoe
    Chevrolet Tahoe

    The Chevrolet Tahoe is a full-size SUV from General Motors. Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their Chevrolet K5 Blazer model names through the early 1990s....
    /GMC Yukon
    GMC Yukon

    The GMC Yukon refers to the basic platform used in both long and short versions of the truck chassis. Its main articles are here:*Chevrolet Tahoe ...
  • Chevrolet Suburban
    Chevrolet Suburban

    The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is the longest-lived continuous automobile nameplate still in production, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced under this name for the foreseeable future....
    /GMC Yukon XL
  • Cadillac Escalade
    Cadillac Escalade

    The Cadillac Escalade is a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle sold by the General Motors luxury car brand, Cadillac. It was the division's first major entry into the popular SUV market....


The Arlington plant was opened in 1954 to assemble both automobiles and aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....
, but has focused on the former use for most of its history. The factory was the site of assembly for many large GM cars, including the 1980s Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Monte Carlo

The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....
, 1990s Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala

The Chevrolet Impala is a Full-size car automobile built by General Motors for their Chevrolet division. Ed Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the Impala as a "prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen."...
, and late-model Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
 pickup truck
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
s. The plant occupies 250 acres (1,000,000 square meters).

Arlington Assembly was the last GM B-body manufacturing facility (having gained the work from the closed Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 22,362....
 facility when GM decided to consolidate production) prior to GM ending rear-wheel drive production and converting the plant to SUV production.

GMT900 production began on December 1, 2005, six weeks ahead of schedule.

Former vehicles manufactured at Arlington Assembly

RWD GM G platform
GM G platform

The General Motors Corporation G platform automobile platform name was used twice. The current G-bodies use the GM G platform version.* 1982?1988 GM G platform ...
 vehicles
  • Chevrolet Monte Carlo
    Chevrolet Monte Carlo

    The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....
  • Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
    Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

    The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was a mid-size car produced by General Motors for the United States market. It was always at the top of the Oldsmobile Cutlass range....
RWD GM B platform
GM B platform

The B platform, or B-body, was General Motors Corporation' full-size car rear-wheel drive automobile platform. It was closely related to the GM C platform and GM D platform and was used for coup?s, sedan s, and station wagons....
 vehicles
  • Buick Roadmaster
    Buick Roadmaster

    The Roadmaster was an automobile built by the Buick division of General Motors. Buick first used the Roadmaster name between 1936 and 1958. In 1991, Buick again applied the Roadmaster name to its full-size rear-wheel drive sedan and station wagon models as a replacement for the Buick Estate....
  • Cadillac Fleetwood
    Cadillac Fleetwood

    The Fleetwood Metal Body Company began business in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania on April 1, 1909 and continued as an independent automobile body builder until acquired in 1925 by the Fisher Body Company, a division of General Motors....
  • Chevrolet Caprice
    Chevrolet Caprice

    The Chevrolet Caprice and Caprice Classic were full-sized automobiles produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in the United States and Canada from 1965 through 1996 model years and in Mexico from 1977 through 1983....
  • Chevrolet Impala SS (1994-96)
GMT800 sport utilities
  • Chevrolet Suburban
    Chevrolet Suburban

    The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is the longest-lived continuous automobile nameplate still in production, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced under this name for the foreseeable future....
  • Chevrolet Tahoe
    Chevrolet Tahoe

    The Chevrolet Tahoe is a full-size SUV from General Motors. Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their Chevrolet K5 Blazer model names through the early 1990s....
  • GMC Yukon
    GMC Yukon

    The GMC Yukon refers to the basic platform used in both long and short versions of the truck chassis. Its main articles are here:*Chevrolet Tahoe ...
  • Cadillac Escalade
    Cadillac Escalade

    The Cadillac Escalade is a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle sold by the General Motors luxury car brand, Cadillac. It was the division's first major entry into the popular SUV market....


Current vehicles produced

GMT900
GMT900

The GMT900 debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, as the next generation full-size pickups and SUVs, and replacements for the GMT800 vehicles....
 sport utilities GMT900
GMT900

The GMT900 debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, as the next generation full-size pickups and SUVs, and replacements for the GMT800 vehicles....
 light trucks