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GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER — United States

Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 42.38197, -83.04492.

Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control. It emits about 50,051 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

50,051t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#975CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3193201.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityGENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates42.38197, -83.04492 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyGENERAL MOTORS CO US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS336110 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordGENERAL MOTORS GM VA FACTORY ZERO ASSEMBLY PLANT US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyGENERAL MOTORS LLC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS336110 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicals1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases13,184 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e50,051 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#975 of 1910 · top 51.0% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#105 of 398 · top 26.4% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-manufacturing. As manufacturing plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 50,051 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

663tanker trucks of gasoline burned
6.7khomes' total energy use for a year
50kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 50k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €3.8M/yr.

50k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€3.8M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

General Motors Co US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 42.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
27.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
68 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1402 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 42.38197, -83.04492. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER?

GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

How much CO₂ does GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER emit?

The page uses about 50,051 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #975 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER located?

GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER is in United States at approximately 42.38197, -83.04492.

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