Forget the Losses, GM's REAL Success Might Be Getting Prius Owners To Upgrade To A Volt

Agent009 submitted on 9/11/2012 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:43:07 PM

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There is been a lot of discussion following our The Volt Loses GM $49K per Car article.

Lost in all that hubbub was a little factoid at the tail end of the Reuters piece offered by GM VP Dave Parks, who now heads global product programs and formerly headed the development of the Volt. That factoid is at least a glimmer of hope for the Volt's ultimate success. Parks said that the most common non-GM car traded in on the Volt has been the Toyota Prius.




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Forget the Losses, GM's REAL Success Might Be Getting Prius Owners To Upgrade To A Volt

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PUGPROUD

How many are most ? 10...7...6...????

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Posted on 9/11/2012 4:20:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

wcbrown

Can't the Volt and the Prius just get along?...lol
Seriously, though, the Volt overall is a nicer product than the Prius..let's keep it real here.

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Posted on 9/11/2012 4:41:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

cidflekken

Aint' gonna happen at that price.

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Posted on 9/11/2012 4:45:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

topneuro

The bargain lease only in August 2012 and only a few dealers was: 24 months, $199.00 per month,
$3K due at signing, 10K miles per year. No longer available.

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Posted on 9/11/2012 4:57:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Maulvader

Hardly surprising. People most likely to go for a green car are the ones who went for it before.

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Posted on 9/11/2012 7:44:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

wins555

"Forget the Losses.." Seriously?

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Posted on 9/12/2012 1:24:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

pomygas

Now that's a real shocker!!!!

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Posted on 9/13/2012 10:39:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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