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Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant

Bowling Green Assembly Plant Facts:

Facts as of 2007:

• The plant is over one million square feet under roof, or the equivalent of 22 football fields.
• The Bowling Green plant assembles more than 35,000 Chevrolet Corvettes and 4,000 Cadillac XLRs per year.
• Production each day ranges from 150 - 170 Corvettes and approximately 16 XLRs.
• There are 387 suppliers from which the plant receives 1,376 parts. Seventy-seven percent of the car is made in the USA and Canada.
• From start to finish, each Corvette spends approximately 36 hours winding seven miles of conveyor systems in the plant.
• In the paint department, body panels spend ten hours winding two miles on a conveyor system.
• Body panels receive three coats of paint: primer, color and clear coat. Corvette and XLR body panels are composite fiberglass, except for the front and rear bumpers, which are urethane.
• The Cadillac XLR is built on a separate line from the Corvette. They share the same frame and both use fiberglass body panels.

Directions:  The Bowling Green Assembly Plant is located in South Central Kentucky, approximately an hour north of Nashville, Tenn. Here are simple directions:

From Nashville, Tenn. International Airport:  Exit airport taking I-40 W towards Knoxville. Immediately take the Briley Parkway (215B) exit towards Opryland. Take the I-65 North Exit (15/16A) toward Louisville. Merge onto 1-65 N via Exit 16A on the left toward Louisville. Follow I-65 N to Bowling Green, Take Exit #28. Follow ramp and merge into right lane. At first stop light turn right. Go straight and turn right onto plant property. Follow the road to Lot E. Park in Lot E – the lot immediately before the Administration Building (building with flags/vehicles on display). Escorts will guide attendees into the plant for the event.

From Louisville, Kentucky:  Follow I-65 South towards Nashville, Tenn. Exit at the first Bowling Green Exit #28. Follow ramp and stay in the right hand lane. At first stop light turn right. Go straight and turn right onto plant property. Follow the road to Lot E. Park in Lot E – the lot immediately before the Administration Building (building with flags/vehicles on display). Escorts will guide attendees into the plant for the event.