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REPORT: How the Chevy Volt got its $40,000 price tag, and what GM's going to do about it
REPORT: How the Chevy Volt got its $40,000 price tag, and what GM's going to do about it
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery It sort of common wisdom that when the first Chevy Volts become available in GM showrooms (or on eBay ) in late 2010, they'll be priced at around $40,000. GM hasn't made any official statement declaring this specific price - ...
GM admits Volt doubts
GM admits Volt doubts
autocar.co.uk — Latest News General Motors has cast doubt over the long-term future of the Chevrolet Volt by claiming it may not be commercially viable and other rivals may overtake it with superior and more advanced technology. GM submitted a regulatory filing ... (more) GM admits Volt doubts
Lutz:  GM Considering Voltec Chevy Orlando MPV
Lutz: GM Considering Voltec Chevy Orlando MPV
gm-volt.com — Related posts:Chevy Spark and Orlando on Way to US, Will Orlando Get a Voltec Drivetrain?Chevy Orlando: Will This Become an E-Flex Microvan?Guest Post From GM’s Frank Weber on Long Term Cost Advantage of EREVs Over BEVs (more) Lutz: GM Considering Voltec Chevy Orlando MPV
GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving - Yahoo! News
GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — WARREN, Mich. General Motors Corp . said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius . The Volt is powered ... (more) GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving - Yahoo! ...
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A Leaf or a Volt: The Competition is Afoot
Greener Buildings — ... ? Hello? For the latest, we have this from AutoBlogGreen : It's sort of common wisdom that when the first Chevrolet Volt models become available in General Motors showrooms (or on eBay) in late 2010, they'll be priced at around $40,000. GM hasn't made any official statement declaring this specific price -- and for a while there was speculation on which way the ticker would go; would it be $30,000? $35,000? -- but for now, $43,000 is the expected average transaction price, and GM will lose money on each Volt at that rate, according to a new story in AdAge. Well, this is ...

RICK SEIREENI: A Leaf or a Volt: The Competition is Afoot
Chelsea Green — ... ? Hello? For the latest, we have this from AutoBlogGreen : It’s sort of common wisdom that when the first Chevrolet Volt models become available in General Motors showrooms (or on eBay) in late 2010, they’ll be priced at around $40,000. GM hasn’t made any official statement declaring this specific price — and for a while there was speculation on which way the ticker would go; would it be $30,000? $35,000? — but for now, $43,000 is the expected average transaction price, and GM will lose money on each Volt at that rate, according to a new story in AdAge. Well, this is not ...

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REPORT: GM may try selling Chevy Volt on eBay
autobloggreen.com 7/23/2009 — 2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery Earlier this month, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson announced that the automaker would begin working with eBay to sell new vehicles. That revelation apparently got people wondering about the Chevy Volt and if the eBay ...
GM: No Chevy Volt pricing until mid to late 2010, could sell first cars on eBay
autoblog.com 7/24/2009 — 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery During a live webchat the other day, Jon Lauckner, General Motors VP for Global Program Management, said that pricing for the Chevrolet Volt would not be finalized until mid to late 2010. Although cars are generally developed ...
Webchat with Volt design boss Bob Boniface on Tuesday, July 28
autobloggreen.com 7/26/2009 — General Motors is continuing its series of almost daily webchats with one of the people who helped bring the Chevy Volt to life. This week's target is the leader of the team that gave form to the upcoming extended range EV, Bob Boniface. Boniface led the exterior design team that created the ...
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VIDEO: See how prototype Chevy Volt bodies are built
autobloggreen.com 7/30/2009 — Volt prototypes being built - Click above to watch the videos after the jump Right now, the crew at General Motors pre-production operations center at the Warren Technical Center is in the midst of building 75 Chevy Volt IVER prototypes. IVER - integration vehicle engineering release - ...
Don't buy the hype, says GM; Volt's aerodynamics "superior to most, if not all our competition"
autobloggreen.com 8/1/2009 — 2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery Back in the 1960s and early '70s, when musclecars ruled America roads, manufacturers were known to either purposely understate (for insurance purposes) or, more likely, overstate horsepower levels in the race to woo buyers to ...
VIDEO: Before you weld a Volt, you have to stamp out the bodies
autobloggreen.com 8/2/2009 — Volt body panels being stamped - Click above to watch the videos after the jump The other day we pointed you at a video produced by General Motors that is part of a series on the building of the pre-production Chevy Volt prototypes. That video showed the IVER (integration vehicle ...
VIDEO: Volt center stack to come in dark grey or white
autobloggreen.com 8/4/2009 — Volt center console - Click above to watch the videos after the jump As our man Chris Paukert was perusing the videos about the pre-production Volt build process the other day, he noticed a slight change in the interior from what we have seen previously. When the "production" Volt ...
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Chevrolet Orlando concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Before GM's financial woes got so out-of-hand that the giant automaker was forced to declare bankruptcy, plans were in place to bring the Orlando, a new seven-passenger multi-purpose vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2011. ...
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Ford Says Series Hybrids (Chevy Volt) Are a Mistake The Ford Motor Company is not going to chase GM and do a plug-in series hybrid like the Volt. In fact, the Blue Oval thinks that approach is a mistake. Instead, Ford is taking a three-pronged attack to developing hybrid and electric ...