GM to build the Volt in the U.S.

A bright future for U.S. auto production?

If GM's Bob Lutz is to be believed then the E Flex Platform that will power the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, as well as the Opel Flextreme, is a critical piece of GM's future.

Thus, it was great to hear that the Volt is almost certainly going to be produced in America.

"The UAW gave GM the union-managed health-care fund the automaker wanted, in exchange for GM's commitment to build some future models in U.S. plants by UAW workers. Among those future vehicles was believed to be the Volt," wrote an Edmunds writer the other day.

Hopefully, a vehicle like Volt can truly recharge the U.S. auto industry.