Market Watch: I wonder how many local LA Basin jobs will be lost, how many small parts manufacturing companies will be lost.
The Nummi plant employs about 4,600, most of them represented by the United Auto Workers.
Friends of Nummi, a group that has been fighting to keep Nummi open, said the plant receives supplies from about 1,000 companies throughout California. The group estimates about 50,000 California jobs are tied to the plant.
The plant's future has been hanging in the balance since June, when General Motors announced it was ending its 25-year, 50-50 joint venture there with Toyota.
GM's decision to exit the venture was part of the struggling Detroit car marker's effort to shrink operations as it went through bankruptcy restructuring earlier this year. GM's last model to roll out of the Nummi plant was the Pontiac Vibe. GM, as part of its downsizing, is phasing out the Pontiac brand.
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