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GM: Volt won't become a brand name

The Chevrolet Volt isn't scheduled to hit the market for another whole year, but there's so much anticipation for the vehicle that some are already asking if The General will try to make a brand out of the Volt name. The answer, according to Brent Dewar, Chevy's chief of global operations, is no: Our thought is to take the Volt technology to other products... The Volt was the original vehicle that we started, but I wouldn't see that as a brand marketing direction for us. While other models in GM's lineup are likely to get their own ... Read more →

REPORT: Vauxhall Ampera production gets snubbed in the UK Sebastian Blanco

Where, exactly, the Vauxhall Ampera – the British version of the Chevy Volt – will be built is up in the air now that Magna, Vauxhall's new owner, has decided that the plug-in hybrid ...

REPORT: GM sees more demand than supply with the Chevy Volt in the beginning Sebastian Blanco

General Motors has already warned us that the Chevrolet Volt will be in short supply at launch. But that isn't stopping Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman in charge of marketing, from going out and ...

GM's Britta Gross promotes both sides of the hydrogen, EV fence Sebastian Blanco

- We've heard Britta Gross, GM's manager of Hydrogen and Electrical Infrastructure Development, speak on various occasions about the Volt and other advanced technology projects, so we're familiar ...

REPORT: GM admits Volt concerns to U.S. Treasury Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a report on Autocar, General Motors submitted a regulatory filing with the U.S. Treasury on Sunday that disclosed a number of potential problems with the Chevy Volt program. Not only ...

GM: Volt will survive our bankruptcy 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Let me introduce you to the most-called phone number in America right now: 866-405-4005. This is the number that GM is giving out to customers who have questions about this morning's official announcement that GM has filed for bankruptcy protection. In a letter to customers, GM describes in a ...

GM CEO on Volt as a loss leader, making money from small cars 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The president of GM's North American operations, Tony Clarke, recently kicked up a bit of a dust story when he expanded on New GM CEO Fritz Henderson's statement that the Chevy Volt can stay even if it's "can't pay the rent." Henderson went back to Automotive News (subs req'd) to try and ...

GM slashing product development funding; "no impact" on Volt program 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Conflicting stories out today on the fate of new vehicle development at GM. AutoNews is saying that the General's cash crunch is means it is "postponing nearly all of its spending on product development in 2009 and 2010." AutoNews' unnamed sources also said that "nothing has been officially ...

VIDEO: Production Chevy Volt on the road! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A few days ago GM finally introduced the production version of the Chevy Volt to the world (officially this time) much to the delight of the hundreds of journalists packing the hall and the thousands upon thousands of folks who descended upon the internets to get a good look and all the pictures. ...

John McCain gets production Chevy Volt sneak preview 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While it seems the public must wait until September to get a glimpse of the final production version of the Chevy Volt, GM is letting John McCain cut to the front of the line to take a good look at the architecture that the company hopes will propel them into the next decade. The presumptive ...

Bob Lutz: EV1 never coming back 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Our friend John McElroy isn't the only person out there who thinks that General Motors should dust off the old EV1 program and re-release it for public consumption again. Apparently, a passionate electric car enthusiast copied Mr. Bob Lutz himself on a letter suggesting that the EV1 needs to be ...

AutoblogGreen Podcast #23 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Sebastian is joined by Jeremy for AutoblogGreen Podcast #23, since Sam was hanging out with Bob Lutz and his Vectrix scooter when we recorded. Jeremy recounts his experience with Piaggio MP3 scooters on a ride from New York to Connecticut, and we move on to talk about the limited Prius supply as of ...

Paris Preview: Chevy Volt to be seen in production form 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The next iteration of General Motors Global Compact Car or Delta platform will provide the basis of a variety of models sold everywhere. Among those are the Chevy Cobalt and Saturn/Opel Astra as well as the Opel Zafira MPV and, of course, the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. The first next-gen Delta cars ...

What role did the Volt play in the UAW strike of GM? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here is one reason why blogging can be so fun: take two stories, blend, and voila! More questions! The first story that I'm writing about is one which was covered here on our site. See here: "Lordstown, Ohio could be the home of the Volt". The other story in question is this one: "Chevrolet Volt: ...

Can GM really make 60,000 Volts in its first year? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday, Sam pointed out in a late-night posting that GM might be planning on producing as many as 60,000 Volts in its first year of manufacture. It is thought that GM could make a profit on the vehicle if it sold that many for a bit under $30,000. But, is it possible? According to Menahem ...

Volt system integration chief Nick Zielinski talks about progress on E-Flex 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Lyle over at GM-Volt.com had the chance to chat with Nick Zielinski of GM about progress on the E-Flex development. Nick is the Vehicle Chief Engineer for Advanced System Integration on E-Flex. Lyle and Nick discussed the A123 announcement that was made last week as well as progress on getting ...

A123 Systems employees get to drive the Chevy Volt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A123 Systems, based in Massachusetts, was included in Congressional hearings the last few days discussing the conversion of hybrid vehicles to plug-ins. We have covered this story a few times already, so I won't be discussing it here, but something else of interest apparently came out in the ...

Playing Devil's Advocate, Part 2: The Chevy Volt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

After taking a look at Tesla Motors and their lithium-ion battery powered Roadster with a rather "critical eye", I decided we should take a look at General Motors and their Volt. On the surface, there doesn't appear to be a great deal in common between the Volt and the Tesla Roadster; do any of the ...

Investor Ideas thoughts on our vehicles efficiency and consumer choices 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Update: AutoblogGreen is not endorsing any of the companies in the article linked to below. The point of this post is to point out that there are many companies who are hoping to get a piece of the green automotive pie. Update - Editor's Note: We should make clear from the top of the post that ...

GM is determined to put the Chevy Volt in production as early as 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It appears as if everyones favorite series-hybrid may make it into production as early as 2010. This news comes courtesy of General Motors Larry Burns, GM's vice president for research and development and Jim Queen, group vice president of global engineering. It is no secret that the Volt was a ...

GM Vice President Beth Lowery's thoughts on the environment and CAFE 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Beth Lowery, Vice President, GM Environment and Energy, has posted a new entry on the GM Fastlane blog site. She gives her personal thoughts on GM's stance on the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards and their role in changing the environment. She sets out to dispel what she refers to as ...

Editorial: Tesla = GM, Toyota? Tesla > Phoenix Motorcars? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As my fellow blogger Sam pointed out recently, Darryl Siry, Vice President of Marketing for Tesla Motors, recently wrote on their site's blog that "The Media Need to Toughen Up on the Subject of EVs". This is true on many levels, and it could be argued that the media needs to toughen up when it ...

GM's official Chevy Volt website now available 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

AutoblogGreen has been bringing you all the news we can find on the Chevy Volt. But, if you're the type of person who likes to get your news directly from the source, we won't fell too bad if you spend a few minutes over at the official GM website section on the Volt. While I'm sure there will be ...

What's the most obvious question to ask about the new Chevy Volt? Plug-in America's Paul Scott knows 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Our readers are thankfully not being shy with their views and opinions on the new Chevy Volt. While the free-for-all is taking place in the comments on various parts of the site, AutoblogGreen is also hearing from a few professionals in the green car world on GM's plug-in hybrid. This morning we ...

Who Killed the Electric Car? Director Chris Paine tells AutoblogGreen he's impressed with the Chevy Volt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Most of this week's news stories on the new Chevy Volt reference last year's sleeper hit movie "Who Killed The Electric Car?" That movie, of course, took GM to task for building a great, zero-emission car, the EV1, leasing them, then canceling the programs and taking almost all of the EV1s out to ...

Anatomy of the Chevy Volt leak - how the world learned about the first plug-in hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As most of the Internet is now aware, General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Volt PHEV concept yesterday. AutoblogGreen was one of the media outlets that were given a sneak preview of the Volt in the middle of December, and we were biting our nails to tell our readers about this car. I think it's ...

Detroit Auto Show: Full Specifications on the Chevy Volt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The cover will be pulled on E-Flex and the Volt shortly Today GM will be officially unveiling the Chevy Volt electric car to the world. But the press kit is already in the wild. The full specs of the Volt are after the jump and don't forget to the read the earlier posts on the Volt and GM's new ...

UK Sunday Times continues the Chevy Volt leaks 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Chevy Volt leaks are getting stronger now. Check out this article from the Sunday Times (a UK newspaper with a January 7 date). The new tidbits they've revealed (without a picture, mind you): The Volt production model will be on sale at the end of the decade. The Chevrolet Volt is ...

Cheers! Now everyone knows the name - GM's plug in hybrid concept is the Chevy Volt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret there are secrets in the automotive industry. Those of us who write about cars and deal with automakers are sometimes given embargoes - we get the information about a product or a new car, but we're not allowed to divulge that information until a certain time in the future. This sort ...


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