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Title: GM Expands Chevrolet Volt Orders To All 50 States, Lowers Price
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DETROIT FREE PRESS
URL Source: http://www.freep.com/article/201106 ... tates-lowers-price?odyssey=tab
Published: Jun 10, 2011
Author: CHRISSIE THOMPSON
Post Date: 2011-06-10 13:00:24 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 52921
Comments: 110
General Motors opened up orders for the Chevrolet Volt to all 50 states today, lowering the base price for the 2012 model by about $1,000 and adding four option packages. The 2012 Volt will start at $39,995, including delivery, and customers may be eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit. GM was able to lower the base price because the car has more optional content now that it's available nationally, the automaker said today in a statement. The 2011 Volt had been available in eight states and Washington, D.C., and only had three option packages. GM is expanding Volt ordering as it prepares to add two shifts worth 2,500 jobs to the Detroit-Hamtramck plant that builds the car. Volt engineers are seeking to cut the car's cost through powertrain and production improvements, which will mostly be used to make the car profitable, rather than slash the price for consumers. GM plans this year to build 16,000 of the Volt and its European version, the Opel Ampera. That includes about 3,500 for overseas delivery and 2,500 as demos at dealerships. Next year, GM plans to build 60,000 Volts at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, with 45,000 designated for the U.S. Detroit-Hamtramck this spring discontinued its other two cars, the Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne, leaving it free to build just Volts until the 2013 Malibu starts production next year. The factory will also assemble the next-generation Chevrolet Impala, expected to start production by 2013. The plant is in a four-week shutdown to update for Volt and Malibu production. After it restarts, the factory will start adding the second shift of workers, with the third to start at an undisclosed future date.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
And still, nobody anywhere wants it.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
Are you every correct about anything? Still waiting...where are the Departments of Defense, State and Justice found withing the USCON?
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" Yep. And whats really ironic is its pickup trucks and muscle cars that are carrying the auto industry.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
Thanks for the laughs, Bozo. You really work for the money, don't you?
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
I'm seeing Chevy Camaros everywhere. Needless to say, everyone else here in Oklahoma drives a Red pick-up.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
You see a lot of things, I'm sure, Rudy. The fact is, the Volt is selling and there is demand for it. The fact that Boofer agrees with you should have been the final clue that you are wrong.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" You're the one seeing these ridiculous golf carts driving around the roads of America in numbers, weenie. I'd call you the other euphemism for 'dick', but you'd go running to Stone like a little girl, complaining I was identifying you, if not defining you.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
You really are stupid, Rudy. To bring you up to speed: It's the car's first year. Sales have been better than they imagined and so they're ramping up production to 60K next year.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" That must be why dealers are marking them up an additional $10,000 or so. http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=20920&Disp=0
LMAO!!! Translation: nobody's buying this turd, so we have to lower the price to bring in the suckers. These government idiots think that Americans will willingly buy a shit- sandwich, if they lower the price by $1000. They could lower it by $30,000, and it'll STILL be a shit-sandwich, no matter HOW much you try to dress it up.
List of those unable to think: Bumper sticker on DwarF's car: And that sucker is the taxpayer.... Seems like I read an article about our illustrious/idiotic government was going to buy a shit load of them for it's employees.... The big problem with that is..... where are you going to plug the damn thing in when Obozo gets done getting rid of all the Nuclear/coal/gas fired power plants...
"I love the 45 caliber M1911, I respect the 9MM M9 Beretta but I only carry a CZ for my own personal protection". Quote courtesy of Lt Col John Dean Cooper, recognized as the Father of Modern Handgunning
Yep. America loves its muscle cars.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
He always squeels like a leetle bitch when others do what he routinely does.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
Fuck off, Boofer. People know who I am only because of your lack of self control. Asshole.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" That must be why dealers are marking them up an additional $10,000 or so. http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=20920&Disp=0
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" Yup. Virtually ANYTHING for attention. He must not have been the center of attention he feels he is entitled as a child.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
They're dropping the price and now they are raising the price. Do you know anything at all, princess?
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
They are expanding the line to include both HIGHER priced models with more features and LOWER priced models with less features. Do you know anything about demand?
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" You and Boofer done with your meeting of the AV Club yet?
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" General Motors Confirms 2,500 New Jobs Coming at Chevrolet Volt Plant Detroit assembly line will quadruple plug-in production, add Chevy Malibu and Impala models. by Paul A. Eisenstein on May.25, 2011 ollowing up on an earlier announcement that it would invest $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants, General Motors today provided additional details confirming it will add 2,500 jobs at the Detroit plant producing the well-publicized Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Known as the “Poletown” plant, the factory will add a second shift later this year and is expected to introduce a third shift later on as it takes on several additional product lines. Among other things, the factory is beginning to roll out a European version of the Volt, called Opel Ampera, which GM believes will increase demand enough to support the production of 60,000 plug-ins next year – about four times more than it expects to produce in 2011. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yep...they are hiring people and expanding the model line from 16K to 60K because no one is buying the car.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" Wow. A 3:1 ratio. I must have struck a nerve or you hate to be ignored. I'm guessing both.
war has to do something for entertainment. The voices in his head aren't speaking to him and his imaginary friends have found reasons not to come over anymore.
Huh? Babble on your own time, Rudy and save the bandwidth.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" Arcimoto Pulse Electric Car - Eugene, Oregon We make a nice entry electic here in Eugene. I see electics everyday. In fact, the city and county fleets have many of them in them. I hope this one starts full production soon.
Arcimoto is an Oregon-based company developing a next-generation ultra- efficient commuter vehicle platform and integrated vehicle electronic power train components. Their mission is to develop next-generation ultra-efficient mobility solutions in order to catalyze the shift to a more sustainable transportation system. The Arcimoto Pulse has 100% electric drivetrain, three-wheeled tandem design, multiple range options, multiple exterior and interior options including A/C, stereo, power locks/windows, GPS Technical Specifications Electric motor Advanced DC 85 ft·lb torque, 65hp Standard Features Whats amusing is the carbon footprint left behind the manufacturing of these pieces of shit.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
Did you miss the linked article talking about dealer markups or are you really this stupid all the time?
These are nice cars that fill a niche. Eugene uses these for parking control duties and this saves them money. They are a lot cheaper and easier to use compared to their conventional small gasoline powered vehicles. In a congested metropolitan area small efficient vehicles make a great deal of sense. As does the use of every range of bicycle from three speed antique to a truck bike that can deliver many things faster and more efficiently than a motorized vehicle.
No more amusing than you making this shit up and ***thinking*** people will believe you.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" Now don't go confusing the libTURDS with FACTS B. They love their little delusions more than they love REALITY. I mean REALLY, these FOOLS specialize in FAILURE. In fact these libTURD FOOLS are experts at FAILURE. They love "Collectivism", proven through ALL of human history to be a FAILURE. They love "BIG gooberment", proven through ALL of human history to be a FAILURE. They LOVE central/command control economies. proven through ALL of human history to be a FAILURE. They LOVE TYRANNY. They HATE individual LIBERTY. They are just useful FOOLS/TOOLS/WHORES for TYRANNY. libTURDISM is the philosophy of the deeply stupid."
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Which is why I speak glowingly of a free enterprise endeavorer seeking to develop and market a product? Who tells you all this bizarre shit? Do you have imaginary voices echoing in the empty head bone cavern of yours'?
LoL! You gibbering phuckwad, it's always about YOU isn't it loser? Tell me phuckwad, does the demonRAT partee/"progressive" agenda concentrate on BUILDING the so called "collective"? YES it does LIAR. You little fool, try your clumsy and ignorant LIES and spin on the air head co-eds that you usually target with your Weiner "peter tweeter" act b!tch. TRY to tell me, and us ALL, that what I said does NOT reflect the dogma of the left. LOL! You pitiful little libTURD b!tch.
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Ask a Democrat, not me. Spin your delusions at them. I don't belong to that party.
LoL! Are you claiming NOW to NOT be a self styled "progressive", you LYING POS? Are you claiming NOW to NOT be a self styled "libTURD", you LYING POS? Are you claiming NOW to NOT be a self styled "person" of the political "left", you LYING POS? Are you claiming NOW to NOT be a self styled "person" of the so called "counter culture", you LYING POS? Are you claiming NOW to NOT a gibbering libTURD LIAR? Because NOBODY here buys your bullsh!t, you gibbering libTURD LIAR. NOBODY. LOL!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
I'm seeing you living in a world full of strange delusions and trying to be scarier than the barking, chained old dog tethered to the porch you are. Why?
LOL! Gee willikers, lookie there .... The little cowardly LYING libTURD is now trying to deny that "he" is an infamous raving "progressive" b!tch. Who saw THAT coming eh? LMAO! "libTURDISM is the philosophy of the STOOOPID." (and, apparently of COWARDS and LIARS also.)
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Nah, Just saying that when I contribute information about a free enterprise firm developing a product, that is a bizarre time to go on a rant about the evils of socialism. Face it M. Doggie Dog, reality and your brain housing group are not friends.
LOL! Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight cornflake WHORE, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. LOL! Gee willikers, lookie there .... The little cowardly LYING libTURD is now trying to deny that "he" is an infamous raving "progressive" b!tch. Who saw THAT coming eh? LMAO! "libTURDISM is the philosophy of the STOOOPID." (and, apparently of COWARDS and LIARS also.)
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Hey I can vouch for him... Yes, in fact he is that stupid all the time.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" False. Over the expected lifetime of these toys, the costs exceed a normal vehicle. And again, the CARBON FOOTPRINT left behind during the manufacturing process is GIGANTIC. And totally undermines the alleged reason for building them in the first place.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
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#2. To: Rudgear (#1)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#3. To: Rudgear (#1)
And still, nobody anywhere wants it.
#4. To: war (#2)
Are you every correct about anything?
#5. To: Badeye (#3)
#6. To: Rudgear (#5)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#7. To: war (#6)
#8. To: Rudgear (#7)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#9. To: Rudgear (#1)
(Edited)
And still, nobody anywhere wants it.
#10. To: Brian S (#0)
General Motors opened up orders for the Chevrolet Volt to all 50 states today, lowering the base price for the 2012 model by about $1,000 and adding four option packages.
mcgowanjm, ferret mike, skippy, fartboy/yukko, white sands, bucky, lucys idiot mom, e_type_jackoff, go56, badlie, wreck, calCON, mininggold, war, Banjo Boris, Biff, Godwinson and meguro. If you're on the above list, you're too fucking stupid to hold a real conversation.
#11. To: Capitalist Eric (#10)
Translation: nobody's buying this turd, so we have to lower the price to bring in the suckers.
#12. To: Rudgear (#5)
I'm seeing Chevy Camaros everywhere. Needless to say, everyone else here in Oklahoma drives a Red pick-up.
#13. To: Rudgear (#7)
but you'd go running to Stone like a little girl, complaining I was identifying you
#14. To: Badeye (#13)
(Edited)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#15. To: Capitalist Eric (#10)
Translation: nobody's buying this turd, so we have to lower the price to bring in the suckers.
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#16. To: Badeye (#13)
He always squeels like a leetle bitch when others do what he routinely does.
#17. To: war (#15)
That must be why dealers are marking them up an additional $10,000 or so.
#18. To: Rudgear (#17)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#19. To: Rudgear (#16)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#20. To: Rudgear (#17)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#21. To: war (#20)
#22. To: Rudgear (#21)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#23. To: war (#15)
(Edited)
#24. To: war (#22)
Batteries Base model: Eight 12-volt Odyssey lead-acid batteries
Premium models: Lithium-ion
Range Base model: 40-50 miles per charge**
Premium models: Up to 80/160 miles per charge
Top speed 65+ mph
Seating capacity 2
Safety Space frame with full roll cage
Crumple zones
3-wheel manual disc brakes
Low center of gravity
Mechanically actuated parking brake
3-point seat belts
Transmission Independent 7.5:1 fixed ratio
Suspension Front: Double A-Arm, coil over shock suspension
Rear: Single-sided swing arm
Brakes 3-wheel hydraulic disc brakes
Mechanically actuated parking brake
Charging 110 volt/15 amp, charges in 4-7 hours
Fuel tank Nope!
Fuel economy MGPe est. 190+ equivalent*
Retractable windows
Ventilation/heat/defrost with optional AC
Cargo area with hatchback access
Recycled PET floor mats
Interior & exterior LED lighting
Impact-triggered battery auto-disconnect
Driver & passenger 3-point saftey belts
Crumple zones
Roll cage
12 volt auxiliary power outlet
Cup holders
Optional Features
Power locks & windows
Remote-sensor keyless entry & lock
Remote-sensor keyless start
AM/FM/CD/MP3/WMA/USB capable stereo system
GPS navigation system
Air conditioning
#25. To: Ferret Mike (#24)
#26. To: Brian S (#0)
#27. To: Rudgear (#17)
They're dropping the price and now they are raising the price. Do you know anything at all, princess?
#28. To: Badeye (#25)
#29. To: Badeye (#25)
Whats [sic] amusing is the carbon footprint left behind the manufacturing of these pieces of shit.
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#30. To: Badeye (#25)
Whats amusing is the carbon footprint left behind the manufacturing of these pieces of shit.
#31. To: Mad Dog (#30)
"They love "Collectivism", proven through ALL of human history to be a FAILURE."
#32. To: Ferret Mike (#31)
(Edited)
#33. To: Mad Dog (#32)
"Tell me phuckwad, does the demonRAT partee/"progressive" agenda concentrate on BUILDING the so called "collective"?"
#34. To: Ferret Mike (#33)
#35. To: Mad Dog (#34)
#36. To: Ferret Mike (#35)
(Edited)
#37. To: Mad Dog (#36)
#38. To: Ferret Mike (#37)
#39. To: Thunderbird (#27)
...or are you really this stupid all the time?
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#40. To: Ferret Mike (#28)
They are a lot cheaper and easier to use compared to their conventional small gasoline powered vehicles.
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