Surprise? From 10,000 to 25,000 Chevy Volts in 2011
GM "surprised" by Volt demand
Demand or increased production capabilities?
Because of surprising demand, according to GM, production of the Chevy Volt will be increased from 10,000 units in 2011 to 25,000 units.
Surprising demand? Seriously? With a few hundred thousand early adopters having already expressed interest in the Volt to GM, how exactly did demand suddenly become surprising?
“We have been pleased and a bit surprised with the initial orders for Volt, and we don’t want to miss the opportunity” said General Motors CEO and President Daniel Akerson earlier today.
It’s not a one time opportunity, is it?
Anyway, from what I recall early Volt production numbers had little to do with demand and much more to do with a controlled rollout, just in case a few bugs that only the real world ever seems to find happen to turn up.
Regardless, glad to see GM pumping up Volt production. Doubling output demonstrates both confidence and some flexibility in production capabilities. Hopefully this is a sign of quicker than expected cost reductions as well.
It sure could. What was that 12,000 vehicles? Also the feds have indicated they will buy a number of Volts as well.
Nonetheless, there is definitely pent up demand for vehicles like the Volt.
Regardless, I’m mostly happy to see the confidence in their production capabilities, even if most of the extra production is heading towards fleet sales – hopefully this real world data can help GM refine their electric-powered game into a some more cost-effective offerings.
Doesn’t this have a lot to do with GE’s order?