Volt sales will break a monthly record in August '12

scottf200 · Aug 29, 2012

LTLFTcomposite said:

Following on from previous reports. Sales are relatively strong.
Chevy Volt broke monthly sales record in August - Yahoo! Finance
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Excellent news:

DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors says sales of its Chevrolet Volt electric car will break a monthly record in August.

The company says it already has sold more than 2,500 Volts this month with two days left. The old record was 2,000 in March.

A spokeswoman says about one-third of the sales are in California, where Volt owners can drive alone in carpool lanes. She says sales are growing in other states.

So far this year GM has sold more than 13,000 Volts. The car can go about 35 miles on battery power before a small gas generator kicks in to keep it moving.

Earlier this week GM said it will close the Volt factory in Detroit next month to control inventory and retool the plant to build the new Chevrolet Impala.
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scottf200 · Aug 29, 2012

An additional news article:

GM: August to be Volt's best month with sales topping 2,500 | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com

August 29, 2012 at 4:02 pm
GM: August to be Volt's best month with sales topping 2,500

By David Shepardson
Detroit News Washington Bureau

Washington — General Motors Co. said Wednesday that August will mark its best-ever sales month for its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, with sales topping 2,500.

GM spokeswoman Michelle Malko said the company would report sales of more than 2,500 Volts

"We are seeing sales momentum continuing to build for the Volt, especially in key markets — California, Michigan, Illinois and Florida," she said. "We're starting to see other markets grow as well. As with a lot of first generation technologies, it takes time to build customer awareness."

GM's best-ever month was in March, when it sold 2,289 Volts.

Malko said Volt sales will outpace the Toyota Prius's second year. The Volt through August will have sales of 13,300, compared to 15,600 total sales of the Prius in 2001.
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Skoorbmax · Sep 5, 2012

These are good numbers, I'm surprised.

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