On the inside there is a shift away
from the iPod-inspired frst-
generation (although it should
be noted that the new car ofers
Apple CarPlay) toward something
that is more akin to what would
be found on the inside of, say, an
Impala.
Final assembly for the Volt, as
previously mentioned, is at the
Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
Plant. The lithium-ion battery
pack assembly is also performed
in Michigan, at the Brownstown
Battery Assembly Plant, and the
drive unit at the GM Powertrain
Plant in Warren. For the frst
year, the 1.5-liter range extender
is being manufactured at the GM
Toluca, Mexico, engine plant, but
that will be shifted to the GM
engine plant in Flint, Michigan.
Pam Fletcher puts it plainly about
the 2016 Volt: "Gen II is better in
every way. That's no ________."
Yes, she believes it, knows it, that
emphatically.
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