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GM's Bob Lutz, Ed Welburn, GM's design chief and Ed Peper, General Manager of GM's Chevy division are strutting around like the proud Papas of their electrifying newborn baby, the Chevy Volt.
Yes, the much anticipated and controversial Chevy Volt production model was unveiled Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at the GM 100-year birthday celebration in Detroit and the auto industry is electrified with buzz over it. "The Volt is scheduled to be for sale at Chevy dealerships by 2011," said Bob...
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The Chevrolet Volt won't roll off an assembly line for another two years, but 34,520 people in 60 countries and all 50 states would buy one tomorrow if they could. Lyle Dennis, a New York neurologist and the world's No. 1 Volt fanboy, has spent more than a year compiling an unofficial waiting list of prospective buyers over at GM-Volt.com. He's posted some of the details on his blog, where they're updated in real time. More than 1,500 people have signed on in the 24 hours since the...
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Have you pre-ordered your Chevy Volt yet? Don't worry, there's only some 34,000 people worldwide who also have their hearts set on the electric car.
And production of it doesn't even come out till 2010. When was the last time an American car has received this much attention?
The Chevy Volt, which GM introduced to the world at last year's Detroit Auto Show, is supposed to be Detroit's saving grace: an affordable electric car that doesn't look like a toy. One guy was so impressed...
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Monday, July 14, 2008
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In a recent interview published on the German magazine Automobilwoche, GM Europe’s president Carl-Peter Forster revealed that Opel’s first electric car that will be based on the Chevy Volt will be manufactured in the U.S. Forster also told Automobilwoche that European customers should expect to pay a substantial surcharge of €10,000...
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Jan. 3--So far, my 2009 is going swimmingly. My bank remains open. Creditors aren't swarming my yard.
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PEKIN (GHNS) — The Illinois State Board of Elections issued a nearly $16,000 fine to Tazewell County Recorder Bob Lutz for failing to file campaign finance reports on time. Lutz, who has been the county’s recorder for 20 years, says he plans to ...
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In his usual shoot-from-the-hip style, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz discussed GM's liquidity crisis, the need for federal bridge loans and the future of the domestic automotive industry during an exclusive ...
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As the White House scrambles to convince Senate Republicans into saving the auto industry, look back at how General Motors' vice chairman thoughts on freedom of the road as a Constitutional right
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"If Congress wants a sacrifice, it should be me."
- GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz
I don't often agree with GM's head of product development, but on this point, Bob Lutz has a point.
As I wrote here on Huffington the other day, Lutz is the quotable character who is struggling to position GM as a...
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