- Parent / corporate of record
- General Motors Company
- Type
- manufacturer
- Address
- 600 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
- Employment
- About 1,100 employees
- Established
- 1981
- Website
- https://www.gm.com
General Motors' Bowling Green Assembly Plant has been the sole global manufacturing site for the Chevrolet Corvette since 1981. The plant currently builds the mid-engine C8 generation, including the standard Stingray, the hybrid-electric E-Ray, the Z06, and the high-performance ZR1. About 1,100 GM employees work on site, anchoring a Tier-1 supplier base along the I-65 corridor that includes Bowling Green Metalforming (Magna Seating), Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel, Kobe Aluminum, Crown Cork & Seal, and Holley Performance, with Western Kentucky University and Med Center Health serving the surrounding workforce. The plant and its supplier network sit in Warren County, with the National Corvette Museum directly across I-65.
Recent capital investment
- $439 million (2017–2019)
Plant expansion, new paint shop, and tooling for the mid-engine C8 Corvette program.
- $45 million (2022–2024)
Additional plant investment for the hybrid-electric E-Ray and high-performance ZR1 variants of the C8 Corvette.
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Procurement notes
GM Bowling Green is a commercial buyer, not a federal one — its work does not run through SAM.gov. Small businesses that want to sell into the plant register through the GM Supplier Diversity program at gmsupplier.com and typically reach the plant as a Tier-2 or Tier-3 supplier to Magna Seating, Bowling Green Metalforming, and the other Tier-1 firms on the Corvette program. The most accessible lanes for Warren County operators are precision machining, metal stamping, tooling and die maintenance, industrial hydraulics, motor rewind, and on-site contract maintenance. The National Corvette Museum sits directly across I-65 from the plant, with its own concession, retail, and event-services purchasing.