Editing Moraine, Ohio (section)

== History ==
What is now the city of Moraine was once a part of Van Buren Township followed by a brief period as a part of [[Kettering, Ohio|Kettering]]. Much of Kettering's portion seceded in 1953 and formed the new Moraine Township. The township incorporated as a village in 1957. After annexing portions of [[Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio|Miami Township]], Moraine incorporated as a city in 1965.<ref>[ci.moraine.oh.us/history-of-moraine/ About the City], City of Moraine, Ohio. Accessed 2022-08-22.</ref> Moraine later annexed parts of [[Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio|Jefferson Township]].

===Manufacturing===
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Moraine is known for its manufacturing history. From 1917 to 1923 the Dayton Wright Airplane company<ref>{{cite web|title=Dayton Wright Airplane Company|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Dayton_Wright_Airplane_Company?rec=879|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> operated an aircraft manufacturing plant on the current site of the Moraine Assembly. During its years of operation over 4000 aircraft were built including the DeHavilland observer/bomber plane (a First World War British design).

Dayton-Wright was sold to [[General Motors]] in 1919 and GM exited the aircraft business in 1923. In 1926, General Motors enlarged and upgraded the plant and used it to build refrigerators.  [[Frigidaire]] continued to manufacture appliances on the site until 1979 when GM sold Frigidaire.

However, General Motors decided to keep the plant and retool it to produce vehicles. In 1981 the plant reopened and manufactured the [[Chevrolet S-10 Blazer]] and [[GMC S-15 Jimmy]]. In the 1990s a paint shop, and the [[DMAX (engines)|DMAX]] engine plant was added to the site as a joint venture with [[Isuzu]]. The plant continued to manufacture SUVs from the General Motors product line ([[Chevrolet]], [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]], [[Oldsmobile]], [[Buick]]) until 2008 when the plant closed. The DMAX engine plant still remains open as a separate facility, and has received a $60 million upgrade in 2014.<ref>[https://www.dmaxengines.com/history/ DMAx history] Accessed February 2021</ref> Through 2008, the total history of the plant included 86 years of manufacturing.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rise and Fall of GM at Moraine|url=http://daytonology.blogspot.com/2008/12/rise-and-fall-of-gm-at-moraine.html|publisher=Daytontoloy|access-date=22 April 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, GM Moraine Assembly was purchased from IRG by China-based [[Fuyao Group|Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd.]] Fuyao manufactures automotive glass for GM and other automakers. They began operations in late 2015, with plans to employ 800 people at the plant.<ref name="DDN">{{cite news|title=Fuyao bringing 800 jobs to former GM plant|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/800-jobs-coming-to-former-gm-plant/nch8k/|access-date=11 December 2014|newspaper=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> The operations were the subject of the documentary ''[[American Factory]]''.