Chevy Volt.
(Credit: General Motors)
Depending on who you believe, the Volt is either alive and kickin' or in its death throes.
The most recent news about GM's plug-in hybrid gives fodder to both sides. On the upside, GM said on Wednesday that it already has sold more than 2,500 Volts this month. That would be a monthly record, bringing the global total this year to about 13,000, according to reports.
But critics quickly jumped on another piece of news: GM's suspension of Volt production for four weeks.
That shutdown is attributed to a retooling of the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant where the Chevy Impala will also be made.
Not surprisingly, that report immediately triggered Volt deathwatch editorials.
"Now the Volt is on hold. What went wrong?" asked a MarketWatch editorial in response to the report.
Editorials like that have been dogging GM pretty much since sales of the Volt fell below GM's t... [Read more]
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