Posted on 01/05/2012 2:10:55 PM PST by jazusamo
The Volt will be imported into China.
We are just launching the Volt. Our strategy is to sell a small number of Volts in a lot of different markets to see how consumers react to the progress and the technology and we will assess where we go from there. With that, I want to move over to today’s announcement.
Today, we announced a deal for the co-development of a new electric vehicle architecture in China with SAIC, our partner. http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Sep/Girsky
It says
I'm a Dolt and bought this Volt
It says
I'm a Dolt and bought this Volt
So GM claims sales of their government mandarted car are rising. If this is true it indicates just how dumb too many Americans are.
Let’s see:
1. The car costs the buyer something like $30,000 after the American tax Payer chips in a $10,000 subsidy.
2. The car delivers 25-30 miles a charge before the gasoline engine kicks in. That’s not even a round trip commute for most commuters.
3. Finding a place to charge the damn thing is another problem. There are practically no charging stations available. By the way, does the car require anything special to charge it at home and is this an add on cost of ownership?
4. Battery life is 5 years. I understand the disposal cost is included in the car’s price. But then the owner must purchase new batteries to the tune of $5,000 or so dollars. Sounds like a real ldeal to me.
5. The Volt is prone to catching fire. Of course, any rational automobile customer would not touch a car with this problem. Apparently this is serious as GM is offering to buy the cars back.
Given all of the above why would anyone but an idiot buy one?
You can find the answer in the Marxist politization and dumbing down of our schools.
As long as they can elevate "fleet sales", they can dupe the public into thinking how popular it is.
Did you happen to notice the middle finger of my right hand?
Well, I have the pink slip.
Even with the tax credit though it'll be a tough row to convince John Q Public it's worth the investment and the tax credit is being attacked right now. That tax credit will eventually be eliminated and then Government Motors will have a real problem selling them.
They've said there will be considerable price reductions on the Volt due to increased production but I'll believe it when I see it. They're not making money on the car now and they're benefiting from subsidies.
Then there's the supposed 8 year battery guarantee. The battery's cost somewhere between 8 and 10,000 bucks, if they replace many of those they'll really be in the hole.
General Electric has committed to buying thousands but they're getting sudsidies from the taxpayers to build and sell charging stations. The whole thing looks like a corrupt can of worms to me and it's the taxpayers that will be the ones that suffer.
Just wondering, how long did it take to get your car after you placed the order, or was it on the lot?
Jaz, expect these guys to continue to try and twist the criticism to try and discredit the legitimate concerns. None of them are giving any credible justification for the spending of billions of taxpayer dollars to support vehicles like the Volt.
Correct Mr. Lucky, but don’t expect supporters of the Volt to listen. I have seen their defense and it involves calling critics names and giving vague statements about saving the US from foreign oil dependence without substantiating benefits of cars like the Volt with any type of data.
Specifically, GM has claimed that fleet sales were about 10% last month making retail sales about a thousand. Retail sales actually dropped, but don’t expect to see that stat publicized.
SMM, I am glad you love your Volt. However, there is no reason other taxpayers should pay you $7500 (plus state credits) to buy your vehicle.
Another question for buyers of the Volt who post here (whose opinions should be welcome); wouldn’t you have bought the car even without the $7500 subsidy? It sounds like you guys love the car and have you have the money to buy them, why charge taxpayers for your purchase?
All readers should be contacting their representatives in congress to support Mike Kelly’s bill to kill the $7500 tax credit.
Well said, Mark!
SMM48, will you be doing this and possibly adding it to your spamming pic of the Volt in your future posts?
I believe a true conservative would.
How does it stimulate the economy for the Government to purchase fleet cars from the very company it finances?
I don’t believe it stimulates the economy at all but it sure stimulates Obama’s agenda, the turkey has to go.
No, but I did notice the big loser tag on your forehead.
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