DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday. Assembly of Volt prototype vehicles will begin in the spring at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, with the regular production scheduled for late 2010, GM said. The plant currently employees about 1,200 workers, including 1,100 hourly workers represented by the United Auto... Read Full Story
General Motors says the Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale late next year in California. GM said Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show that it will announce other markets later. The Volt, which is expected to cost around $40,000, can be charged in a conventional outlet and is designed to drive up to 40 miles on electricity. When its lithium-ion battery runs low, an engine kicks in to extend its driving range to more than 300 miles without refueling. GM also said it's teaming up... Read Full Story
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General Motors Co. is set to start producing the Chevrolet Volt electric car starting next year and will be investing $336 million at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Assembly of Volt prototype vehicles will begin in the spring while regular production is scheduled for late 2010. The plant currently has about 1,200 workers, with 1,100 of [...] Read Full Story
The car I sat inside yesterday was not a final production model, so I won't be commenting on the quality of the plastics, and the fit and finish of the car. It looks fine inside, maybe trying a bit too hard to appeal to the iPod crowd. The pattern on the door panels are a bit much. Again, trying a bit too hard to be cool. Like some old guy's view of what young people might like... The 4 seater arrangement is fine, except that the rear seats are directly under the glass from the hatch... Read Full Story
Chevrolet announced that the Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be available late next year in California. The announcement was made at the L.A. International Auto Show.
California is the nation’s largest new-car market and Chevrolet is out to get a larger share there. In addition, Chevrolet has partnered with three California utilities [...] Read Full Story
Troubled US auto giant General Motors sought to trump Toyota by announcing that its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will save four times more fuel than the Japanese carmaker's Prius. The former world leader in auto manufacturing, now 60 percent owned by the US government, said Tuesday that it would begin production in late 2010 on its new electric sedan, which will be marketed in 2011. The Chevrolet Volt will be the "first mass-produced vehicle to claim more than 100 miles per gallon (42.51... Read Full Story
Productivity rises in 2Q while labor costs plunge WASHINGTON (AP) — Productivity surged in the spring by the largest amount in almost six years while labor costs plunged at the fastest pace in nine years. The results point to a recession losing steam, but they do not bode well for the unemployed or those forced to work shorter weeks who were hoping for more hours. The Labor Department said Tuesday that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, rose at an annual rate of 6.4 percent... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As American consumers abandon gas-guzzling SUVs for greener alternatives, they also face a new kind of sticker shock -- confusing claims about the energy efficiency of electric cars heading for showrooms. Federal fuel economy standards and household budgets have been built around relatively simple measurements of how many miles vehicles can travel per gallon of gasoline, a number that features on a sticker displayed in the windows of new cars in U.S. showrooms. So... Read Full Story
“Viridian Joule” has won the most votes in a national contest launched by Chevrolet to find the best name for the Volt’s lead paint color. David Thomas, 40, of Sanford, Fla., who submitted this name, will get the opportunity to be the first consumer to test-drive a pre-production Volt. The winner was announced in Los [...] Read Full Story
