FREMONT — AS U.S. auto industry giants Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. slash jobs and close plants, the last major auto plant in California keeps rolling out low-cost, fuel-efficient cars. And ...

As the projected closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) on March 31 draws ever closer, all those involved are getting ready for what is considered an impact of great proportions for the ...

The first time William Usery visited the giant auto plant near Interstate 880 in Fremont, its cavernous halls were silent and its assembly lines stood still. "There were birds flying around inside the ...

Fremont's bid to lure the Oakland Athletics got a boost Friday when the city won a federal grant to study new uses for the former Nummi auto-manufacturing site, including the possibility of building a ...

Toyota Motor Corp.’s $250 million retention bonus for the 4,700 workers at the NUMMI plant may be more a case of a practical business decision rather than an altruistic helping hand. On March 3,.

FREMONT — The NUMMI plant ceased production after more than 25 years Thursday when a red Toyota Corolla glided off the factory’s assembly line, putting 4,700 people out of work and closing a landmark ...

State legislators are scrambling to save the last remaining car plant in California. The Bay Area factory, which makes Toyota Corollas, Toyota Tundras and Pontiac Vibes, would receive sales tax ...

One of the most undesirable news at the beginning of the year was the recent closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California. The result of last year's GM ...

FREMONT, Calif. -- U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Monday that the federal government will provide $19 million in emergency grants to help thousands of workers who lost their jobs when ...

FREMONT — At 9:21 a.m. Thursday a landmark chapter in America’s auto industry closed when the last of 7.7 million cars, a bright red Toyota Corolla, rolled off the assembly line at the NUMMI plant ...