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2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Car Will Be Built Next To Volt, GM Confirms

Color us, oh, not very surprised at all. General Motors confirmed yesterday that it would build the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, on the same line that builds the ELR's Chevrolet Volt sibling. While this had long been discussed in the...

October 17, 2012 by John Voelcker 21

2013 Chevy Volt Production To Halt For 4 Weeks From Mid-September

August 28, 2012 8

After Record Sales, Chevy Volt Production To Resume A Week Early

April 4, 2012 13

Chevy Volt Production To Halt For 5 Weeks Due To Oversupply

March 5, 2012 36

GM Makes 2012 Volt Production Line Tweaks, Delays 2nd Shift

Earlier this year, General Motors announced that it would start a second shift at its Detroit-Hamtramck factory some time towards the end of 2011 to meet its production goals... October 10, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3

Will GM's 2011 Chevy Volt Evolve Or Become A Costly Dead End?

While the 2011 Chevy Volt will find its way to between 10,000 and 15,000 U.S. buyers, that's far from enough volume to make any car a production success--or to make it... June 20, 2011 by George Parrott 11

More Sites Install Solar Carports For Electric-Car Charging

It's the green ideal: Charging an electric car or plug-in hybrid using electricity generated purely from the sun. But it's not fiction; a handful of large, multi-space solar... June 6, 2011 by Kevin Lee 3

2011 Chevrolet Volt outside Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant

Sun Shines on GM’s New Solar Panels at Chevy Volt Factory

You hardly need us to tell you that there’s been an ongoing race to become the king of plug-in vehicles between Nissan and General Motors ever since the two firms... May 12, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

Chevy Volt Production May Rise; It's Not As Simple As You Think

It all started when General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said the company wanted to "double" production of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, its range-extended electric car. Various media... March 10, 2011 by John Voelcker 4

First 2011 Chevy Volts Leave Plant, Head To CA, TX, DC & NY

Production of the world's first range-extended electric car is now a reality. Today, the first shipment of 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric cars left the Detroit-Hamtramck... December 13, 2010 by John Voelcker 3

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

GM Doubles Down on Electric Cars, Will Hire 1,000 Engineers For Them

It doesn't really matter whether GM sells the first Chevrolet Volt electric cars at a loss or not. The company announced yesterday that it plans to hire 1,000 new engineers... December 3, 2010 by John Voelcker 5