Saturday, March 3, 2012

Chevy volt

  • Auto giant General Motors Co. is pausing production of its Chevrolet Volt and temporarily laying off about 1,300 employees because of slow sales of the plug-in hybrid.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Hugh Pickens writes The Hill reports that GM has announced to employees at one of its facilities that it is suspending production of the Chevy Volt for five weeks and temporarily laying off 1,300 employees.
  • (NewsFactor Network)
  • Pity the poor Chevrolet Volt. It's built by GM, the company that took a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer bailout. It's a car that comes with a $7,500 government rebate.
  • (EV World)
  • (FOX) - General Motors will soon halt production of the battery-powered Chevy Volt for five weeks. GM will lay off 1,300 workers at the Hamtranck, MI, plant from March19 through April 3.
  • (Fox Birmingham)
  • If we're not growing we are staying the same – so I will welcome the change and stretch myself day-to-day – we're entitled to change because We Grow.
  • (PRWeb)
  • Chuck Davis is far too nice a guy to pull into a gas station and taunt the customers cringing as the pump numbers fly by on gas prices nearing $4 a gallon.
  • (Herald Times)
  • Presidents seeking re-election make campaign promises. Today, President Obama made one of those rare post-presidential pledges. To buy a Chevy Volt.
  • (USA Today)
  • General Motors shot back at Newt Gingrich Tuesday, openly mocking his stump speech allegation that the Chevy Volt is an Obama car because you cant put a gun rack in a Volt.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Relentless attacks on the Chevy Volt from Rush Limbaugh and Republican politicians have taken their toll, as General Motors has announced a five-week suspension in production of the range-extended electric car.
  • (Think Progress)
  • Nissans winter plug-in vehicle sales slump continues, with the Nissan Leaf dropping to just 478 units sold in February, down from 676 in January. This even though overall Nissan North America sales increased by 15.
  • (autoblog)

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