Were all Bonnies (00-05) produced in the same factory?
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Originally Posted by willwren
Those assembly plants moved. It would be date-related.
Ignore the repeats. None of them are pontiac plants.
Ignore the repeats. None of them are pontiac plants.
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Originally Posted by willwren
11th digit of the VIN:
1G4HP54K9Y4132942
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Great info!!!
Great to have. My wife used to work in Delta township (Lansing O , I think) before the layoff so I'm still interested in where things are made.
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Don't get stuck on the badge when naming the plant
There are no such things as "Buick" or "Pontiac" plants other than heritage (according to my lovely GM tour guide in Lansing). The line in Lansing had Grand Ams and Aleros on it and sometimes even a few others. The production process is fascinating. Odd, but fascinating. Technically, any Bonneville coming out of Orion Twp is (from heritage) a Buick.
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Re: Don't get stuck on the badge when naming the plant
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There are no such things as "Buick" or "Pontiac" plants other than heritage (according to my lovely GM tour guide in Lansing). The line in Lansing had Grand Ams and Aleros on it and sometimes even a few others. The production process is fascinating. Odd, but fascinating. Technically, any Bonneville coming out of Orion Twp is (from heritage) a Buick.
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If your VIN says so
then I would guess it to be true. I watched the Lansing factories very closely. Odd things would come out for short periods of time. We always thought it was a strictly Grand Am/ Alero factory until one day a Malibu came out, then a Monte Carlo /Lumina who knows-chevy-crap-car, even once we swore they were making a mini-van in there. So it is entirely possible that your Bonneville was produced in MO. Especially true if you have a transition model year when they would re-tool the home factory (i.e.1991, 1995, 1999, 2003). Oddly, GM even mixed in different body types in the same factory The Craft Center in lansing made Sunfires, Cavaliers, and El Dorados at the same time).
GM really needs to rethink its production strategy to stay afloat. Soooo much waste.
GM really needs to rethink its production strategy to stay afloat. Soooo much waste.