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GM to halt Chevy Volt production, temporarily lay off 1,300 workers

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  1. Consmike

    Consmike New Member Past Donor

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    http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2012/03/gm_to_stop_chevy_volt_producti.html

    More great news on the Volt. I am all about having an electric car in the market, it just doesn't' seem like its working well with the Volt. Either its GM or the market doesn't want them.
     
    Consmike, Mar 2, 2012
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    MolonLabe2009 Banned

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    Just another Friday afternoon news dump.

    And Government Motors still owes the taxpayers $27 billion dollars.

    Another Obama failure.
     
    MolonLabe2009, Mar 2, 2012
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    "GM blamed the lack of sales in January on “exaggerated” media reports and the federal government's investigation into Volt batteries catching fire, which officially began in November and ended Jan. 21," the Ann Arbor (Mich.) News reported."

    Is this the same media that's sycophantic about The One?

    GM= Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah <sob>
     
    Trinnity, Mar 2, 2012
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    But but the libs claim they paid it off.. with government money :blahblah:
     
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    Social Progressivism will not be defeated in One Election Cycle
     
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    Leave it to conservatives to clap their hands with glee when they hear about American workers being laid off.
     
    toddwv, Mar 2, 2012
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    I think its hilarious. Lefties try to cram volts down the throat of Americans, but no one will swallow. The volt has been touted as the save all, end all, government sponsored hype job. Know what? Usually you test market a product before you roll it out too far. Guess what, it won't even roll around the block without taking 5 weeks off.
     
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    Gosh...the Obamamobile ain't cuttin' it...imagine that. Everything that guy touches...fails...
     
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    Bu-bu-bu-but GM is the Great Success, remember? The UNIONS have banked MILLION$ while GM still owes the taxpayers, and union members have collected BONUSES worth thousand$, while GM still owes the taxpayers...
     
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    They should name that car "ReVolt".
     
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    Well thats too bad. I can't say it's unexpected, as the Volt has made quite a few bad headlines.

    Hope those 1300 jobs are truly only temporary.
     
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    And the people who drive them: "Revolting!"

    So much for government shaped market entries,huh?
     
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    Leave it to liberals to screw things up so workers have to be laid off.
     
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    random negative economical news = ammo for Anti-American Right wingers jerk off circle
     
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    Even my wife laughed at that one.
     
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    from the article

    Toyota blamed the lack of sales at the beginning of this year on &#8220;exaggerated&#8221; media reports and the federal government's investigation into accellerator pedals getting stuck.

    nah, I'm pulling your leg, Toyota never said that

    Only a company who

    had taxpayers bail them out
    gets taxpayer subsidies of $10,000 for the car

    would also blame everything but the fact that it's an overpriced golf cart which goes a whopping 35 miles and nobody wants
     
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  20. Consmike

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    It wasn't built by the UAW either.
     
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    Even with an earthquake, tsunami and a near melt down, the Leaf sold at twice the rate as the ReVolt. The ReVolt symbolizes all that is wrong with a government propping up businesses.
     
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    They should go back to making Hummers. They sold a lot more of those than the volts and they were far more profitable for GM.

    But I guess when you are a puppet company backed by crony capitalism you don't need to worry about what people want.
     
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    Right and if Americans would support GM, instead of saying they'll never buy a GM vehicle, we could get back our $27 billion. All that neds to happen is the stock go back up to what it was selling for 8-9 years ago. But we seem to have some that would rather put them out of business.
     
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    They think they need to feed us what they think we should have. Obama should stay out of the free market. He is the kiss of death.
     
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