evnow
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They sent 300 demo cars. So, they seem to be making some 700 cars a month every month.kmp647 said:Perhaps it's the japan sourced transmission?
They should be ramping it up for nationwide rollout ...
They sent 300 demo cars. So, they seem to be making some 700 cars a month every month.kmp647 said:Perhaps it's the japan sourced transmission?
Not too many months ago I recall how GM's head was proclaiming how he "wouldn't be caught dead" in the Prius, because in his opinion, it's a "Geek-mobile". You'd think the head of a bankrupt company would realize that much of the reason the competition is more sucessful than you, is because the sucessful business is doing business differently than you are. That difference includes BASHING, or should I say, the lack thereof.TRONZ said:navidad said:I am surprized by the low level of Leaf in february...
Feb will be the "trough" in Leaf deliveries. Fits perfectly with the manufacture dates being shifted to the Japanese domestic market I thinks. March/April will be huge for LEAF deliveries according to dealers.
If the Volt can't make a splash right out of the gate it may be doomed sooner than I thought. I noticed GM removed all the LEAF bashing in there last round of ads. Probably would love to converts some sales from waiting LEAF buyers to those unsold Volts.
Nothing changed except for the fact that having the dollar go from 97 yen when pricing was announced to 82 yen when the dealers are invoiced means that Nissan is making $5000 less on every Leaf it delivers, This is what caused Nissan's COO, Toshiyuki Shiga, to say that the yen/dollar exchange rate had created a "crisis" for Nissan.evnow said:LOL. Another Volt/GM fan post. GM was absolutely hammered by everyone when Volt prices was announced. Nothing has changed since then.
I don't plan to get in line for that one, if you don't mind.cdub said:I think this thing is going to take off like ballbusters. (at least in CA)
Probably meant MAYevnow said:Update 6/1 : For April, 1,141 for Leaf & 481 for Volt in the US.
GM is providing dealers with demos, reducing customer deliveries. It will happen with LEAF at some point also.smkettner said:Volt seems to have declined the last two months Is production slowing? Or is this closer to production reality compared to the initial surge?
It's hard to say what percentage of cars will be delivered in CA but 50% - 60% wouldn't be a bad guess. It's harder to know the lag time. I know somebody who got his Leaf several weeks ago and just applied yesterday, and the guy heading up the rebate program said there is a surprising number of people who get busy and forget about it. But the vast majority apply more or less immediately.BlueSL said:If the spreadsheet is to be believed, 62% of those cars went to California. Can someone tracking the CVRP figure out what the "lag" is in potential claimed rebates? It's pretty important to those of us still waiting for delivery.
SanDust said:It's hard to say what percentage of cars will be delivered in CA but 50% - 60% wouldn't be a bad guess.BlueSL said:If the spreadsheet is to be believed, 62% of those cars went to California. Can someone tracking the CVRP figure out what the "lag" is in potential claimed rebates? It's pretty important to those of us still waiting for delivery.
Production started to slow in April. The plant shuts down in June for four weeks for retooling designed to increase production. The new machinery combined with a second shift should significantly increase production by the beginning of 2012. Also of some help is that the Volt shares the line with two other vehicles which are being phased out. Production capacity will however be limited by the fact that at some point the new Malibu will also be assembled at Hamtramck and some Volts will be made as Opel Amperas for export.smkettner said:Volt seems to have declined the last two months Is production slowing? Or is this closer to production reality compared to the initial surge?
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