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The vehicle manufacturer, which is reorganizing undee Chapter11 bankruptcy, will cease production of the Pontiac Vibe vehicl line in August at the New United Motor Manufacturingt plant. It produced 70,000 Vibes there in 2008. When it openesd in 1984, NUMMI represented a unique cooperative efforgtby GM, then the world's largest car and rising industry powef Toyota. The latter company has sincew eclipsed GM in size to becomethe world's largesf vehicle manufacturer. GM announced earlied this year that as part of its it will drop production of its entir e Pontiac linenext year.
The company will focua on its Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC lines in the GM officials said Monday the NUMMI plant did not fit into itsfutures plans. "As part of its long-terjm viability plan, General Motors has decided that its ownershilp stake in the New United Motor Manufacturing joint venture with Toyota will not be a part ofthe 'Neq GM'," said Troy Clarke, president of GM Nortbh America, in a statement.
"Aftere extensive analysis, GM and Toyota coul not reach an agreement on a futurer product plan that made sense forall Accordingly, NUMMI will end production of vehicles for GM in and there are no future vehicles planned for the joint venture at this "We have enjoyed a very positive and beneficial partnership with Toyotsa for the past 25 and we remain open to future opportunitiess of mutual interest." Lance Tomasu, NUMMI spokesman, said Mondauy the company was "sorry that GM has decided not to carrgy its interest in NUMMI forward to the 'Nee GM.
' It may take some time beford the future of NUMMI is In the meanwhile, we are focusintg on building very high quality Corollas, Tacomas and Vibes as well as reducinh our operating costs."
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