Fremont, CA 94536, 94537, 94538, 94539, 94555 Tesla Partners with Toyota, Takes Over NUMMI Automaker Building New Line of Electric Sedans, Plans 10,000 Jobs By Andrew Deichler Tesla Motors announced last week that it has acquired the recently closed NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.) factory in Fremont, CA. The Palo Alto-based automaker is teaming up with Toyota to produce a new line of affordable electric cars at the award-winning plant. The joint venture is adding more than 1,000 jobs to start, and could eventually create up to 10,000 positions in the near future. Toyota is investing $50 million in the new partnership. One of the cleanest, most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world, the 4.36 million-square-foot NUMMI factory has the capability to produce approximately 500,000 vehicles per year, or about 1 percent of total worldwide car production. "The Tesla Factory effectively leverages an ideal combination of hardcore Silicon Valley engineering talent, traditional automotive engineering talent and the proven Toyota production system," said Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. "The new Tesla Factory will give us plenty of room to grow." But despite its proficiency, the factory has experienced a series of recent setbacks that ultimately ended in its closure last month. GM, which had partnered with Toyota to produce cars at NUMMI in 1984, discontinued its share of production at the plant and terminated its joint venture with Toyota. Soon after, Toyota opted to relocate the manufacture of its Corolla and Tacoma models to other facilities. The closure made quite an impact throughout the Bay Area. In addition to the 4,700 NUMMI employees who lost their jobs, many of the factory's suppliers also made cutbacks. But Tesla saw NUMMI as the ideal facility to produce the forthcoming Model S, which aims to be the world's first pure electric premium sedan. Unveiled last year, the car is expected to cost about $49,900, including a federal tax credit. The Model S gets about 300 miles per charge and is due to hit the streets in 2012. Tesla, which had also been considering sites in Downey and Long Beach, settled on NUMMI for its turnkey qualities and room for potential expansion. "With Fremont’s long history of quality auto manufacturing and its recent growth in the emerging clean technology cluster, this partnership has truly found an ideal home in Fremont," said Mayor Bob Wasserman. "We anticipate the Tesla operations to serve as a catalyst in revitalizing the area and the economic outlook for the region." However, the reaction to Tesla's decision in Downey is far less pleasant. City officials expressed disdain at the auto manufacturer's selection of NUMMI after what they said were "months of good faith negotiating" in which Tesla promised to bring 1,200 jobs to Downey. Councilmember Mario Guerra called Tesla's decision a "last minute betrayal," saying that the city was "hours away from signing the lease with Tesla." Mayor Pro Tem Luis Marquez echoed Guerra's comments, accusing Tesla of "misleading" the city and calling the company's actions "unconscionable." He added that the company submitted planning applications, requesting that a subdivision of property be approved to determine if its proposed production facility would be in compliance with the Downey Landing Specific Plan. "The question must now be asked if Tesla plans to reimburse all the costs associated with their underhanded negotiation tactics," he said. Musk responded to Downey's officials in a letter, in which he claimed that Tesla had been fully committed to build its new plant in Downey until Toyota presented its offer. "If not for the great help of Toyota and support of MLC (the General Motors spinoff) in acquiring NUMMI on terms that Tesla could afford, there is no question that we would be at Downey," he said.     Located on the southeast side of the San Francisco Bay, Fremont is a city of over 210,000 people with an area of 92-square miles, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area and California's fifth largest city in area. Fremont is located within Alameda County. With a population of more than 210,000 people, Fremont is the 4th largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area.    ACE Train Map BART Click image for BART information and schedules   Fremont Launches Community Alert System:   December 5, 2009 - CodeRED®, the City of Fremont's new Community Alert System allows city officials to deliver emergency and non-emergency information to specific areas or the entire city.   According to the City of Fremont, CodeRED® is a "reverse 911" system that already includes land-line phone numbers for most Fremont residents and businesses. The city encourages residents, businesses and anyone who works in Fremont to enroll their contact information to receive notifications by e-mail, text message or cell phone. Click image to sign up for the monthly Fremont Newsletter Fremont Hub Shopping Center   Museum of Local History  The Museum of Local History is located at 190 Anza Street, Fremont, California.  It is a non-profit all volunteer group of people dedicated to researching and preserving the diverse history of Washington Township (Today the cities of Fremont, Union City and Newark).      Partial views of Fremont from Mission Hills New Earthquake Maps - Four Seismic Hazard Zone maps affecting Oakland, Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Newark and other communities -- became official Wednesday. The maps, issued by the Department of Conservation California Geological Survey, impact planners, developers, property sellers and real estate agents. Color copies of official maps can be purchased through DOC's California Geological Survey (415) 904-7707 or (916) 445-5716. The maps also can be viewed and downloaded on the Web at http://gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp. 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Niles - Fremont's Best Kept Secret Niles made history in 1869 when the last tracks connecting the first transcontinental railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific were laid.  One of five towns incorporated in 1956 to form Fremont, Niles was the home of Essanay Motion Picture Studios between 1912 and 1916.  Hundreds of "Bronco Billy" westerns, and scores of silent movies starring Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin, and Wallace Beery, were filmed in the streets of Niles. Niles District Brochure

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