Vehicle assembly at General Motors, Upper Hutt

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Vehicle assembly at General Motors, Upper Hutt

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On January 4 1926 General Motors New Zealand Limited was incorporated. By the end of August that year the doors of the first New Zealand factory opened in Petone, Lower Hutt. A 2nd plant opened in Trentham, Upper Hutt in 1967. In 1987 the government slashed tariffs on completely built up cars, effectively putting an end to car manufacturing in ...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / Cars / Motors / General Motors / Holden / Upper Hutt / Wellington Region / 1974 / National Publicity Studios / New Zealand / New Zealand History / NZ / NZ History / Industry / Engineering

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