The National Geographic Channel’s popular Ultimate Factory Series will feature General Motors’ luxury sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky, the car’s mother plant. The episode will have its premiere today, November 29 at the world’s leading scientific channel.

The Ultimate Factory series runs for one hour, and the show to explore the Chevrolet Corvette and the Bowling Green Assembly plant can be seen tonight at 10 pm.

The shoot of the show started in April by the Michael Hoff Productions Inc. The production staff worked at GM’s Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan, the Milford Proving Grounds also in Michigan and at the Bowling Green Assembly. Some filming was also done at Pratt & Miller responsible for the C6 R Corvette and the Dana, which makes the Z06 frame.

"More than 50,000 people each year get to visit Bowling Green to see Corvettes being built," said Wil Cooksey Jr., Bowling Green's plant manager. "While the tours are an incredible experience, the Ultimate Factories crew was able to capture a lot of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into making this great vehicle."

The show will focus on the car as much as the people who build it. GM workers may take their spot to talk about their passion for bringing the world high-quality sports car through the Chevrolet Corvette that had been an icon in the world since it started production in 1953.

"The passion our people have for the Corvette and other GM products is evident in their commitment to safety, quality and productivity," Cooksey added. "I credit our success to our great people who pay attention to the smallest details to make each vehicle the best of its kind."

"The Corvette epitomizes the true American sports car," said Tom Wallace, GM's Global Vehicle Chief Engineer for Performance Vehicles. "Every model offers an outstanding balance of performance, daily driving comfort and value second to none."

"The thrill of driving a Corvette is legendary," Wallace added. "People buy a Vette because it is an American icon that is not living off of its past, but offers the best in today's technology and performance. I wish every person could experience at least a ride, if not a drive, in a Corvette at least once in their life to see why."