[1] The 3,200,000-square-foot (300,000 m2) factory opened in 1947, and produced cars for GM's Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn, Opel, Buick and Daewoo brands during its operation.

Some of the cars produced at the facility starting in the 1970s included (model years in parentheses): As part of the 2009 bankruptcy and restructuring of General Motors, [3] Wilmington Assembly ceased automotive production on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.

[4] The closure of the Wilmington plant, for the time being, marks the end of large-scale automotive production in the Northeastern United States.

[5] Fisker Automotive had chosen the plant to launch its Project Nina,[6] a plan to build plug-in hybrid sedans that cost less than $40,000 with a federal tax credit, according to the automaker.

[9][10] Plants operating under Chevrolet Assembly management prior to General Motors Assembly Division management (most established pre-1945) were located at St. Louis, Missouri; Janesville, Wisconsin; Buffalo, New York; Norwood, Ohio; Flint (#2), Michigan; Oakland, California; Tarrytown, New York; Lakewood, Georgia; Leeds, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland; Los Angeles (Van Nuys), California; Ypsilanti (Willow Run), Michigan; and Lordstown, Ohio.