GM unveils electric Chevy Volt

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General Motors Corp on Tuesday unveiled the production model of its much-anticipated plug-in electric car, the Chevrolet Volt. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner introduced the small, curvy vehicle at the automaker's Detroit headquarters during an event to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

DETROIT, Sept 16 - (Reuters) - General Motors Corp on Tuesday unveiled the production model of its much-anticipated plug-in electric car, the Chevrolet Volt.

Chief Executive Rick Wagoner introduced the small, curvy vehicle at the automaker's Detroit headquarters during an event to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

"The Volt symbolizes General Motors' commitment to the future," Wagoner said.

(Reporting by Nichola Groom, Poornima Gupta and Nick Carey, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)