11 Crazy Facts About Car Manufacturing

It's in its name: Detroit-Hamtramck. GM's biggest plant, nicknamed "DHAM," is so big that it spans two cities, Hamtramck, MI, to the north and Detroit to the south. The whole facility is 365 acres, or 3.6 million square feet. There are now 15.6 miles of conveyor running through the plant, which is an astounding number in itself, but that's down from 27 miles four years ago. A new lean facility layout cut down miles of conveyor and dramatically reduced the number of workstations. Since opening its doors in 1985, DHAM has built 3 million vehicles.