Bowling Green Assembly Plant

Bowling Green Assembly
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Operated1981–present
LocationBowling Green, Kentucky
Coordinates37°00′41″N 86°22′00″W / 37.01139°N 86.36661°W / 37.01139; -86.36661
IndustryAutomotive
ProductsAutomobiles
Employees1,422 (2022) [1]
Area212 acres (0.86 km2) [1]
Volume1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m2)
Address600 Corvette Drive
Owner(s)General Motors
Websitegm.com/bowling-green

The Bowling Green Assembly Plant is a General Motors automobile factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a specialized plant assembling GM's Y-body sports cars, including the Chevrolet Corvette and, formerly, the Cadillac XLR. It was first opened on June 1, 1981.

By 2023, the plant had produced approximately 1.1 million Corvettes.[2][3] As of 2022, GM employed approximately 1,100 people at the Bowling Green Plant.[4]

  1. ^ a b Bowling Green on GM.com
  2. ^ Jim Smart, Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Motortrend (July 25, 2019).
  3. ^ Jake Foster, National Corvette Museum Celebrates 29th Anniversary, highlighting Corvette legacy, WKU Public Radio (August 25, 2023).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022CAFR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).