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2011 Chevrolet Volt Production Starting November 11, 2010

 
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First 2011 Chevrolet Volt built on production tooling at Detroit Hamtramck plant, March 31, 2010

First 2011 Chevrolet Volt built on production tooling at Detroit Hamtramck plant, March 31, 2010

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While prototypes of the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt have been running around the streets of America for the past several months, the first customer delivered car won’t be built until production officially kicks off on November 11, 2010.

The information comes from people familiar with the Volt's launch activities and was confirmed to Translogic. The official start of production, dubbed “Job 1” by industry pundits, is crucial as it gives a better indication as to how long customers can expect to wait for the first cars. Dealers, too, also get a better estimation of how many cars will be delivered to them. In fact, dealers receiving the car in California, Michigan and Washington D.C. won't learn how many Volts they'll get their hands on until November 17, the date the official dealer allocations are posted online.

As for production numbers, GM has previously revealed that it will build 10,000 Volts between the start of production and the end of 2011, and a further 45,000 in 2012. The Volt will be manufactured at GM’s Hamtramck plant near Detroit, Michigan.

Interestingly, the start of production of the Volt is expected to coincide with a planned IPO from GM. One thing’s for certain, there will be a huge media effort being launched to drum up as much excitement as possible for the new Volt.

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  1. By Jason M. Hendler Posted: 9/1/2010 7:27am PDT

    Getting down to the last several weeks. The Volt's launch is huge, and so is the heightened interest by other automakers in EREV's. Until batteries improve in specific energy, specific power, cost and life and until rapid recharging is available in both vehicles and infrastructure, the EREV is the best transition technology.
     
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  2. By Rashiid Amul Posted: 9/1/2010 9:17am PDT

    I have to agree with Jason.
    EREV is the answer for now and I think for the next 2 decades. Significant battery improvement will take a while to trickle down to us.
     
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  3. By Cliff Posted: 9/1/2010 12:53pm PDT

    Agree with Jason as well. Although the comment of waiting for pure electric to trickle down sounds like hogwash to me. Buy pure electrics now so the price can come down faster. People only drive a short distance anyways, accept you can get a pure electric (LEAF), for cheaper and a longer range than the Volt in a pure electric range. I would think a bit differently if the generator on the Volt was diesel. What really drives me nuts is that Chevy makes super efficient turbo diesels already for sale in Europe. I wish more people would care. 20 years you say? The technology that is in the Volt now existed 20 years AGO. This industry will create millions of jobs worldwide.
     
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