Posted on 03/02/2012 1:04:42 PM PST by Nachum
And in the same week Obama vows buy one, Christmas comes early this year.
(DFP) General Motors has told 1,300 employees at its Detroit Hamtramck that they will be temporarily laid off for five weeks as the company halts production of the Chevrolet Volt and its European counterpart, the Opel Ampera.
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The Volt not Electrifying?? I am shocked!
How about that?
What a blow for the fascists. You have to know there people must have done EVERYTHING possible to avoid this course of action, because the right can dine out on this for a decade.
Rumor has it GM and Chrysler are channel stuffing until the election is over. This requires the dealerships to OWN the cars, which has to mean that there must be something being done for the dealers to accept it all.
The sales numbers auto companies put out ARE NOT the cars sold off the lot. The sales numbers reflect the cars sold by GM, or Chrysler. Once they leave the plant, they’re booked.
This administration and their policies are a total and complete disaster.
Oh that’s too bad. I’d buy one, except I don’t have a job or any money, lol. I guess Zero didn’t think about the unintended consequences of destroying an economy.
Mrs. Prince of Space
Come on folks, this piece of crap is the kind of vehicle obammy wants us all to drive, not my old Chevy Silverado.
So let’s all go out and spend what 65 big ones on this gub mint motors crappola.
Obama fails at everything he tries expect failure.
And those 1300 workers will be assigned to making windmills...and will be fired another 2 days due to “productions costs”.
FUBO
“we are still seeking to align our production with demand.”
Which is none
I would love to have an electric car, if:
1. they didn’t cost more than I paid for my house, and
2. could get me from home to work and back on one charge.
Actually, under this administration it sounds as though you’re a perfect candidate!
And the Green Economy keeps rolling right along...
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And even then, only because one of his bribing, criminal puppeteers will buy it for him.
Just like everything else in his life.
Translation: "We can't give these things away."
5 BILLION in R & D.....5 BILLION more to market & produce.....a $50,000 (out the door)car that you would have to own for 20 years to recoup any savings(after you spend 12000.00 more for 2 new batteries......and they paid all of the GM workers big bonuses.....and GM still owes the taxpayers 23 BILLION dollars!!
Are these employees gonna give the taxpayers back their bonus money that we (taxpayers) were forced to pay?
I heard they’ve sold just 120 Volts in the US and 230 Amperas in Europe!
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