DETROIT, MI - Phoenix-based technology company Local Motors showed the world its first printed car Monday at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.

Coined the "Strati", which is Italian for "layers", the car is a fully-functional 3-D-printed vehicle made from carbon fiber-infused plastic.

The car's frame, exterior body and interior features were printed, while the mechanical parts of the Strati like the battery, motors, wiring, suspension and tires were not printed.

John "Jay" Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, said his company is growing.

Local Motors is expanding what Rogers called its "microfactories" to place locations in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and National Harbor, a 300-acre multi-use waterfront development on the shores of the Potomac River in Maryland, eight miles away from Washington, D.C.

This will further accelerate the "speed at which we can bring the manufacturing of vehicles" to the 3-D printing world, Rogers said.

Currently, the Strati takes 44 hours to print, which Local Motors intends to speed up in the next stage of research.

The goal is to print a car in a single day.

And while the car can be driven, there's still some more development needed, and "extensive testing" before the printed cars can be sold commercially.

Rogers said Monday that each print builds upon the previous print, making improvements.

This allows Local Motors to "push further forward fast to bring 3-D printing to life," Rogers said.

Rogers' microfactories are the "heart and soul of change to what is going on in the automotive industry," he said, because they allow for a more hands-on experience for consumers.

He compared a Local Motors microfactory to a mash-up between Build-a-Bear Workshop, IKEA and Formula One.

While the Strati still has to undergo testing before it can be sold commercially, Rogers said the first of the vehicles will hit the road in 2015.

The first fleet of 3-D-printed cars will roll out of the microfactory that will be located in National Harbor.

Local Motors currently designs, builds and sells a rally car, a motorcycle and an electric tricycle, which Rogers said is great for "tearing up your cul-de-sac."

More than 40 vehicles are expected to be unveiled at the 2015 NAIAS. The show runs Jan. 12-25 in Detroit. Press preview days are Jan. 12-13, followed by industry preview Jan. 14-15 and a charity preview on Jan. 16.

The show will be open to the public Jan. 17-25. More than 750 vehicles will be on display, and some 800,000 attendees are expected to pass through the Cobo Center's doors for the event. Tickets to the 2015 public show days are $7 for senior citizens and children between 7-12 years old; $13 for adults; and free for children 6 and under. For more information on tickets, visit naias.com.

Ian Thibodeau is the entertainment and business reporter for MLive Detroit. He can be reached at ithibode@mlive.com, or follow him on Twitter.