Buffalo Assembly
Operated | 1923 | - 2007
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Coordinates | 42°55′12″N 78°49′18″W / 42.9201232°N 78.8216016°W |
Industry | Automotive |
Products | Automobiles |
Address | 1001 East Delevan Avenue |
Owner(s) | General Motors |
Buffalo Assembly was a former Chevrolet manufacturing facility located in Buffalo, New York. In 1923, Chevrolet opened the factory to build the Chevrolet Superior and while Chevrolet also had a factory at North Tarrytown Assembly the address was 1001 East Delevan Avenue and continued to manufacture until WWII, when it was refitted to build rear axles for passenger cars and trucks.[1] In 1984, Chevrolet-Buffalo became part of GM-Saginaw where it was renamed Saginaw Gear and Axle. Production and operations ended in 2007. The Chevrolet Buffalo factory represented a long history of building automobiles in the area, along with Pierce-Arrow and the earlier Thomas Motor Company, while Ford still maintains a factory to date. It is currently identified as the Historic American Axle Building.
Models[]
Some of the models produced at the plant included:
- 1923-1926 Chevrolet Superior (introduction of GM "A" platform)
- 1927 Chevrolet Series AA Capitol
- 1928 Chevrolet Series AB National
- 1929 Chevrolet Series AC International
- 1930 Chevrolet Series AD Universal
- 1931 Chevrolet Series AE Independence
- 1932 Chevrolet Series BA Confederate
- 1933 Chevrolet Eagle
- 1933-1936 Chevrolet Standard Six
- 1933-1942 Chevrolet Master
See also[]
- Military production during World War II
- List of GM factories
- General Motors Companion Make Program
References[]
- ^ Kimes, Beverly R. (1996). Clark, Henry A. (ed.). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1945. Kraus Publications. pp. 283–302. ISBN 0873414780.
External links[]
- General Motors factories
- Former motor vehicle assembly plants
- Companies based in Buffalo, New York
- Motor vehicle assembly plants in New York (state)
- History of Buffalo, New York
- Automotive factory stubs