Sales of Volts have certainly been a little bit better than previous. Of course, how many of those have been purchased by government? On the few occasions I see them on the road they have government tags or sticker denoting that this is a government fleet vehicle
(USA Today) General Motors is halting, for a month, the manufacture of its well-known Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car.
Automotive News, citing unnamed sources, reports the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will suspend production from Sept. 17 until Oct. 15.
It would be the second interruption in production for the Volt, which can go 38 miles on battery power before needing a recharge from its gasoline engine. GM late Monday disputed published reports that the move is because of slow Volt sales. GM sold 10,666 Volts through July, way up from the 2,870 sold during the same period a year earlier.
“We are not idling the plant due to poor Volt sales. We’re gearing up for production of the new Impala,” Chevy spokesman David Darovitz said in an email.
Hmm, the Impala? It gets much less miles per gallon, but, it is a favorite with businesses and rentals for business travelers, as it drives very well on the road, which means it, you know, sells. It also tends not to catch on fire when involved in a minor fender bender. And did I mention it tends to sell?
