Volt

GM fixing 2013 Volt software glitch that affects motor

9:47 am U.S. ET | Oct. 23, 2012
GM is updating the software on about 4,000 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid vehicles to fix a problem that could cause the electric motor to shut down while driving.... Read More »

 

DAVID PHILLIPS

Ford ups the ante in fuel economy wars

3:23 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 17, 2012
Lost amid the squabbling over drilling permits on public land, Iowa wind farms, Massachusetts coal plants and high gasoline prices during Wednesday's heated presidential debate, another shot was fired on the front lines of the battle for energy independence.... Read More »

 

Volt deals, Toyota plug-in Prius buoy rechargeable-car sales

6:19 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2012
General Motors' Chevrolet Volt widened its lead as the top-selling U.S. rechargeable car this year and Toyota Motor Corp. expanded plug-in Prius deliveries as Nissan said it's working to boost electric Leaf sales.... Read More »

 

Chevy marketing chief defends Volt spiffs

4:23 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 26, 2012
Chevrolet's marketing boss has defended General Motors' recent use of incentives to help lift sales of the Chevrolet Volt, saying GM needs more people to experience the car's plug-in hybrid technology.... Read More »

 

MIKE COLIAS

Dealer cash juices Volt sales boom

2:54 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 18, 2012
The record month for Chevrolet Volt sales in August surely pleased GM brass, green-car believers and perhaps even the Obama administration. But the folks at Ourisman Rockmont Chevrolet in Rockville, Md., likely are even happier.... Read More »

 

GM to idle Volt plant for 4 weeks, sources say

3:48 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 27, 2012
GM plans to idle the plant where it assembles the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid for four weeks starting next month, two people familiar with the plans said. GM will close its Detroit-Hamtramck plant from Sept. 17 until Oct. 15, one of the sources said. Union representatives last week told the plant's roughly 1,500 workers about the scheduled downtime, the source said. GM also notified suppliers last week, according to another source in the supply chain.... Read More »

 

MIKE COLIAS

Volt sales target is red meat for the bashers

11:23 am U.S. ET | Aug. 16, 2012
General Motors sold 10,666 Chevrolet Volts in the United States this year through July, a clip that should translate to around 19,000 for 2012. In Europe, through June, GM sold 2,861 of the Volt's sibling, the Ampera. And GM recently began selling the car in China, tallying a modest 18 Volt sales there through June, according to LMC Automotive.... Read More »

 

Fisker replaces CEO LaSorda with former Volt boss Posawatz

12:47 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012
Fisker Automotive has replaced CEO Tom LaSorda with former Chevrolet Volt boss Tony Posawatz. LaSorda, 58, a former chief executive of Chrysler, will step down effective immediately, though he will continue to be available to the maker of plug-in hybrids as an adviser, company executives said today in a conference call. LaSorda was named CEO on Feb. 28 after joining as vice chairman in December 2011.... Read More »

 

GM plans alternative-energy push in China despite slow Volt launch

5:35 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 10, 2012
GM's electric-vehicle efforts in China are still in their infancy, with low sales of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car, but it intends to be a player in that market as it grows, an executive for the U.S. automaker said on Friday.... Read More »

 

GM unlikely to share Volt's green tech with Peugeot

10:16 am U.S. ET | July 12, 2012
Cutting-edge technology in greener cars like General Motors' Chevy Volt and PSA Peugeot Citroen's 3008 HYbrid4 is unlikely to be shared in the alliance between the two firms, an executive from GM's Opel unit said today.... Read More »

 

Tony Posawatz, the public face of the Chevy Volt, retires from GM

4:21 pm U.S. ET | July 2, 2012
Tony Posawatz, the public face of the Chevrolet Volt since before the plug-in hybrid made its debut as a concept car, has retired from General Motors. Posawatz, 52, who had been the Volt’s vehicle line director since 2006, told Automotive News today that he “decided to take some time to pause and assess the situation and see what opportunities exist” beyond GM, where he recently completed his 30th year in various roles.... Read More »

 

Chance for coveted fast-lane sticker jolts Volt's Calif. sales

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012
General Motors is on pace for one of its strongest sales months yet for the Chevrolet Volt, thanks to a low-emissions model capable of putting California drivers in the coveted car-pool lane.... Read More »

 

Tesla, EV market face big test with first Model S sale

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 22, 2012
Tesla survived a cash crisis in 2008 and today delivers its first electric car designed and built solely in-house. Co-founder Elon Musk will soon learn if there's enough Model S demand for Tesla to profit.... Read More »

 

As its vehicle batteries stumble, A123 diversifies

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
Last month, A123 Systems Inc., which makes batteries for the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid, told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it had doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern. But in an interview this month, A123 officials said the company plans to return the work force to peak levels at its suburban Detroit plants and is embarking on a recovery plan calling for more nonautomotive customers and new products.... Read More »

 

Nissan sees Leaf sales doubling as U.S. plant comes online

6:19 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2012
Nissan will overcome a slowdown in deliveries of its all-electric Leaf vehicle, doubling U.S. sales to 20,000 during its current fiscal year, the vice chairman of its U.S. unit said.... Read More »

 

GM says 2013 Volt will go 3 more miles on electric charge

12:13 pm U.S. ET | June 7, 2012
Drivers of the 2013 Chevrolet Volt will be able to drive three miles further solely on electric power, but it will take slightly longer to recharge the new battery, General Motors said today.... Read More »

 

EV recharging network expands on West Coast

3:49 pm U.S. ET | June 4, 2012
The West Coast Electric Highway is now online in Washington state. The Washington State Department of Transportation and partner AeroVironment, a Monrovia, Calif.-based company that builds electric charging stations, opened seven stations last week along Interstate 5 and three on U.S. Route 2.... Read More »

 

Volt tops plug-in Prius, Leaf in rechargeable car sales

5:13 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
The Chevrolet Volt was the best-selling rechargeable auto in the United States in May, topping Toyota's plug-in Prius and Nissan's all-electric Leaf hatchback. Sales of the GM plug-in sedan more than tripled to 1,680 units from 481 a year earlier.... Read More »

 

A123 sees 'going concern' risk due to steep losses

10:48 pm U.S. ET | May 30, 2012
Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems said on Wednesday there was "substantial doubt" about its viability as a "going concern" because the company expects to burn through cash and report steep losses over the next several quarters.... Read More »

 

SPLIT OVER PLUG-INS

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
A disconnect is emerging between the White House and the auto industry over the short-term future of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.... Read More »

 

NADA Guide predicts year-old Leaf will retain 95% of value

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
The NADA Official Used Car Guide has added average trade-in values for 1-year-old Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf sedans to its used-vehicle value listings. Both cars plug in.... Read More »