Show Chey chevrolet rolet company has new Ass plant flint mich june 24 the auto indu first postwar post war assembly plant almost 29 acres of car and truck assembly area devoted exclusively to the production of alet vehicles at the rate of 80 units per hour was thrown open here today for a press review of the nations newest ani and most spacious auto assembly facilities operating for more than a month at a gradually accelerating tempo as new processes were I 1 developed de v eloped and the approximately approximate lv 0 3 employees we adre re trained the new plant today represents represent is the culmination af f a quarter of a century of auto assembly plant design on the part of architect engineers and contractors many war developed construction caples have been employed chevrolet is understandably proud of this new assembly plant with its advanced construction and engineering engin ae ering principles said nicholas freystadt Drey stadt general manager chevrolet motor division and vice president cf the general motors corporation this new unit in the divisions nationwide network of manufacturing and assembly facilities will contribute its full share to our program gram of high volume production of cars and trucks which have a deserved high quality reputation A total of 10 buildings is situated on the acres of plant property just outside flint city limits with a floor area of square feet including chevrolet operations of the adjoining fisher body unit vehicles are assembled at the rate of a car per minute a truck every three minutes on the two passenger car and single truck assembly lines |