Chevy Volt to be built in Detroit
by Bradley Wint on December 8th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Chevrolet has announced that they will be building their 2010 Volt at the Hamtramck plant in Detroit, Michigan.
The car will be manufactured on existing lines, while some of the newer components are set to be produced elsewhere and then shipped to the plant for assembly. Prototype production will begin in the spring of 2010 and full scale production will initiate later down in the year. The Euro brother to the Volt, the Vauxhall/Opel Amperas will also initially be built at the Detroit plant before they move over to the European plant.
“The Detroit-Hamtramck plant is expected to be the first facility in the US owned by a major auto maker to produce an electric car.
“With GM at the lead, electric vehicle development is creating entire new industries. This includes battery developers, builders of home and commercial charging stations, and power control and electric motor suppliers.” – Jon Lauckner, Vice President of Global Product Planning, GM
[Via: GM]
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