Los Angeles (Maywood) Assembly

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Los Angeles (Maywood) Assembly
Operated	1932–1971
Location	Commerce, California, United States
Coordinates	34°N 118°W / 34°N 118°W / 34; -118
Industry	Automotive
Products	Automobiles
Address	5800 Eastern Avenue
Owner(s)	Chrysler

Los Angeles (Maywood) Assembly was a Chrysler assembly plant located in the Commerce, California, United States. It was an assembly location where vehicles were shipped by railroad in "knock-down kits" from Detroit, where they were locally assembled, combined with locally sourced parts. Vehicles assembled at Maywood were largely sold in California and the Western United States. It operated from 1932 until 1971, at 5800 Eastern Avenue and Slauson Boulevard.

The Ford Maywood Assembly Plant was across the street and began operations in 1948. GM later opened the South Gate Assembly farther south in 1936.^{[1][self-published source?]}

In 1932 the Los Angeles Assembly manufactured Dodge and Plymouth trucks. During World War II the plant switched to war production, manufacturing over 40,000 aircraft engines, as well as Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Lockheed PV-2 cabin tops.

Chrysler Corporation automobile divisions that were assembled here were:

• Plymouth (1932-1964)
• Dodge (1946-1964)
• DeSoto (1932-1959)
• Chrysler (1948-1960)

Automobiles models assembled here include:

• Plymouth Valiant (1960-1971)
• Dodge Lancer (1960-1962)
• Plymouth Barracuda (1964-1966, 1969-1970)
• Dodge Challenger (1969-1970)
• Plymouth Belvedere (1964-1971)
• Dodge Coronet (1964-1971)

From 1948 until the factory was sold and production ended in 1954, Plymouth and Dodge passenger cars were built at 1933 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA. The plant was briefly listed as a parts plant until it was sold to International Harvester in the 1960s where they built Class 8 semi tractors then sold to Caterpillar in 1975. It is currently the location of Westgate Shopping Center.^[2]

• List of Chrysler factories
• Motor vehicle assembly plants in California

• "Los Angeles' Auto Manufacturing Past". Los Angeles Almanac. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
• "Willys' West Coast Division at Maywood, California". cj3a.info. 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
• Pacheco, Erick (13 September 2014). "Who Knew #8 L.A.'s Booming Auto Industry a Thing of the Past". Life According To Erick. Retrieved 8 August 2025 – via Internet Archive.

33°59′07″N 118°09′42″W / 33.9853°N 118.1616°W / 33.9853; -118.1616

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