The other important wartime facility was the Hendon Plant, owned (freehold) by General Motors Ltd.
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On the 28 June 1932, General Motors Limited leased part of the Hendon plant to VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED, for the period of 21 years from 1 May 1932.
They then leased another portion on 21 November 1932 to GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION for the period of 7 years from 1 May 1932.
From May 1932, therefore, the Hendon Plant however, continued as a major boxing plant for C.K.D. Vauxhalls and Bedfords, initially for Australia, and then a myriad of other countries. However, the plant became Vauxhall Motors Limited’s Sales and Service Depot as well, so the former Chevrolet Plant became, so far as commercial vehicles were concerned, a solely Vauxhall Plant, though General Motors Limited retained the freehold, had their offices in the building still, and also sold spare parts for Chevrolets.
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The Hendon Plant continued to be a CKD Boxing Plant until spring 1940 when it went over to vehicle assembly, eg the ex-French order Whites that were diverted. Also repair and other war work. We also know that they assembled Canadian vehicles: 1943:224 and 1944: 97, Total: 321.
It was closed around 1946 and handed back to GM Ltd. The rest of the building continued to be a Frigidaire Ltd plant though. They dod a lot of war work including blood cooling equipment and aircraft fuel tanks.