We took a first-generation, 2013 Chevy Volt and a new, 2016 model back to the place where they were first assembled.Watch video
DETROIT, MI - The first Chevrolet Volt rolled off the assembly line at General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in November 2010.
We took a first-generation, 2013 Chevy Volt and a new, 2016 model back to the place where they were first assembled to compare what's new and improved on the plug-in electric car:
We'll have more information on the 2016 Chevrolet Volt later in the week.
And to be clear, not every single piece of the Volt is built at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant, which straddles the Detroit and Hamtramck border.
The new Volt's drive unit is manufactured at GM's Powertrain plant in Warren, and the 1.5-liter engine is built at a GM plant in Toluca, Mexico. However, after the first year of production GM will be switching engine sourcing to its Flint, Mich. engine plant.
The 4.1 million-square-foot Detroit-Hamtramck plant was opened in 1985. It employs about 1,600 workers, including 1,400 hourly and 200 salaried.
GM invested $336 million in 2009 to upgrade the plant for production of the Volt, and spent another $384 million in 2014 for production of the all-new, next-generation Volt, as well as for the Cadillac CT6 sedan.
GM also assembles the Chevrolet Malibu, Impala and Cadillac ELR at the site.
David Muller is the automotive and business reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. Email him at dmuller@mlive.com, follow him on Twitter or find him on Facebook.