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Re: REPORT: GOV'T MOTORS LOSES $49,000 ON EACH CHEVY VOLT

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POS haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 40 miles on a charge, Nissian Leaf gets 200, Tesla gets around 300 and hauls @$$, LOL Volt Total fail,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,




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REPORT: GOV'T MOTORS LOSES $49,000 ON EACH CHEVY VOLT
By: Decomposed
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Mon, 10 Sep 12 10:10 PM
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It's not like it really matters. GM is owned by the government, now. If it loses a ton of money, the U.S. mint will just give it more. 

Insight: GM's Volt: The ugly math of low sales, high costs

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By Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman

Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:14pm EDT

(Reuters) - General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August — but that probably isn't a good thing for the automaker's bottom line.

Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid, GM is still losing as much as $49,000 on each Volt it builds, according to estimates provided to Reuters by industry analysts and manufacturing experts. GM on Monday issued a statement disputing the estimates.

Cheap Volt lease offers meant to drive more customers to Chevy showrooms this summer may have pushed that loss even higher. There are some Americans paying just $5,050 to drive around for two years in a vehicle that cost as much as $89,000 to produce.

And while the loss per vehicle will shrink as more are built and sold, GM is still years away from making money on the Volt, which will soon face new competitors from Ford, Honda and others.
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A Chevrolet dealership that is part of an auto dealer group in Toms River, New Jersey, has sold only one Volt in the last year.

Full story: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/10/us-generalmotors-autos-volt-idUSBRE88904J20120910


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