Van Nuys Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Van Nuys, California. The plant opened in 1947 producing Chevrolet Advance Design trucks. Later it would produce several different models including Chevrolet full-size (Caprice, Impala, etc.), Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Greenbrier, Chevrolet Chevelle, Chevrolet Nova/Buick Apollo/Oldsmobile Omega/Pontiac Ventura, and Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird. It also produced the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the Buick Skylark. The plant was closed in 1992 when Camaro/Firebird production moved to Sainte-Thérèse Assembly in Quebec due to air quality remediation efforts. The site was razed in 1993. A retail and industrial complex, known as The Plant, resulted on the site, as well as Station 81 of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The retail portion totals and is home to 35 retail stores and restaurants. A 16-screen movie theater honors the site history with an automotive theme décor. References General Motors factories Former motor vehicle assembly plants Motor vehicle assembly plants in California Manufacturing companies based in Los Angeles Van Nuys, Los Angeles Industrial buildings completed in 1947 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1947 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1992 1947 establishments in California 1992 disestablishments in California Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Buildings and structures demolished in 1998 Demolished buildings and structures in California