NUMMI joint venture: Toyota methods at an American plant (1984–1999)

1. GM closes the troubled Fremont Assembly plant

   Mar 1, 1982Labels: Fremont Assembly, General Motors

   • Fremont Assembly
   • Toyota Global

2. Toyota and GM sign joint-venture memorandum

   Feb 1, 1983Labels: Toyota, General Motors

   • Toyota Global
   • UPI Archives

3. FTC grants final approval to the joint venture

   Apr 11, 1984Labels: Federal Trade, Toyota GM

   • Toyota Global

4. NUMMI sends trainees to Japan for TPS training

   Jun 1, 1984Labels: NUMMI, Toyota Production

   • Toyota Global
   • Research Paper

5. First NUMMI-built Chevrolet Nova rolls off the line

   Dec 1, 1984Labels: Chevrolet Nova, NUMMI

   • NUMMI
   • Research Paper

6. UAW members ratify NUMMI’s first long-term contract

   Jun 25, 1985Labels: United Auto, NUMMI

   • Washington Post

7. Toyota expands training of NUMMI frontline leaders

   Sep 12, 1985Labels: Toyota, NUMMI

   • Toyota Global

8. NUMMI begins producing Toyota Corolla models in Fremont

   Sep 1, 1986Labels: Toyota Corolla, NUMMI

   • NUMMI
   • Research Paper

9. NUMMI adds truck production decision and first truck output

   Aug 1, 1991Labels: NUMMI, truck line

   • Research Paper
   • NUMMI

10. Partners extend NUMMI beyond its original end date

    Jan 1, 1993Labels: Toyota, General Motors

    • Global Strategy

11. NUMMI launches Toyota Tacoma production

    Jan 1, 1995Labels: Toyota Tacoma, NUMMI

    • NUMMI

12. NUMMI becomes a lasting reference case for lean production

    Dec 31, 1999Labels: NUMMI, lean production

    • NUMMI
    • NPR