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Originally Posted by 1bad65
I'm also skeptical because GM put alot of eggs in the Volt basket, and it is not selling good at all. And that's even with the Federal Government literally paying people to buy them. FYI, I also predicted that one as well.
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It isn't selling well because they haven't ramped up production to anything approaching normal levels, and they had absolutely no intentions of doing so in the early goings.
And while GM did put a lot of money into the Volt program, it was probably only something like 50-100% more than they'd spend on a conventional program. However, much of that added cost is a one time deal. For the 2nd and 3rd generation of the Volt, as well as its relatives such as the Ampra, they'll just build on what they already have. Plus, by going out and doing something like the Volt they can apply things they've learned to make conventional cars more efficient, resulting in models like the Cruze Eco.