Government Motors has made a non-governmental decision, a good sign?
Maybe not, GM is still fabricating its sales and "fire sale" problems. The halt is only said to be temporary, maybe not if it gets smart. m/r
GM suspending Chevy Volt output, retooling for Impala
Aug 27, 2012
By James R. Healey, USA TODAY
General Motors is halting, for a month, the manufacture of its well-known Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car.
Automotive News, citing unnamed sources, reports the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will suspend production from Sept. 17 until Oct. 15.
Leaders of the UAW told the plant's 1,500 union workers about the scheduled downtime last week, the source said.
It would be the second interruption in production for the Volt, which can go 38 miles on battery power before needing a recharge from its gasoline engine. GM late Monday disputed published reports that the move is because of slow Volt sales. GM sold 10,666 Volts through July, way up from the 2,870 sold during the same period a year earlier.
"We are not idling the plant due to poor Volt sales.
- sure your'e not, more at link-
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