VoltGM will focus on plug-ins and EVs, but not hybrids 2:09 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 14, 2012  General Motors' future green-car efforts will focus on plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, rather than conventional hybrid powertrains, product chief Mary Barra said today.... Read More »
Electric vehicle prices must fall for sales to take off, Power study finds 4:01 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 8, 2012  U.S. sales of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles are rising, but they won't gain real traction until manufacturers lower prices and demonstrate clear economic benefits, market researcher J.D. Power and Associates said in a study released on Thursday.... Read More »
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 »
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