GM Lordstown, Ohio

GM’s assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, opened in 1966, and closed in 2019. It was known for making GMs compact models, and over the years made millions of cars, including Pontiac Firebirds, Chevy Cavaliers, Pontiac Sunfires, Vegas and Monzas. It also made vans for a period, and, recently the Chevy Cruze, the last model it produced. Like many assembly plants, it was located adjacent to a metal shaping plant, which made parts, and a painting plant. At its peak, Lordstown made 65 cars every hour, 325,000 per year, and employing as many as 5,000 people to do so.