Richard Tafoya
03-19-2011, 12:07 AM
USA Today: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/03/chevrolet-is-selling-as-many-volts-as-it-can-build/1
With gas price climbing and all the hype, the Chevrolet Volt wonder car is the most in-demand car that General Motors sells, the automaker said today.
That's partly because affluent customers want one of the $41,000 extended-range electric cars. And it's partly because there are so few to go around.
With Volt on sale for three months, GM says it sold 982 Volts through Feb. 28. Sounds paltry so far as far as car sales go, but the numbers will grow as the year wears on.
"Chevrolet is selling as many Volts as it can build, and the automaker expects to continue selling them as soon as they come off the assembly line. Some 10,000 cars are anticipated to be made this year with a ramp-up in production in subsequent years", GM said.
With gas price climbing and all the hype, the Chevrolet Volt wonder car is the most in-demand car that General Motors sells, the automaker said today.
That's partly because affluent customers want one of the $41,000 extended-range electric cars. And it's partly because there are so few to go around.
With Volt on sale for three months, GM says it sold 982 Volts through Feb. 28. Sounds paltry so far as far as car sales go, but the numbers will grow as the year wears on.
"Chevrolet is selling as many Volts as it can build, and the automaker expects to continue selling them as soon as they come off the assembly line. Some 10,000 cars are anticipated to be made this year with a ramp-up in production in subsequent years", GM said.