First Chevy Volt Rolls off Assembly Line

The first 2011 Chevrolet Volt rolled off the assembly line in Hamtramck, Michigan, on Monday.

Earlier cars were made in limited numbers at other GM locations. Some have been seen at auto shows. One quarter of th cars have been used for crash tests so far, and the remaining ones have logged well over half a million collective miles of testing. VIDEO: Test Drive of the Volt (Wall Street Journal)

Mass Production of GM's Volt Battery Begins

Three years to the date after the Chevrolet Volt concept car was unveiled, the first Chevrolet Volt lithium-ion battery pack moved through the assembly line at GM’s new Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant in Michigan. GM announced that this is the beginning of the production of the Volt.

The raw lithium cells will be manufactured LG Chem’s plant in Korea, and LG Chem plans to build a lithium cell battery in Michigan later in 2010.











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