Do MOST Shop The Chevy Volt And Then Drive Home In A Cruze Or Hyundai Elantra?

"Most of the dealers we've surveyed use the Volt as a bridge to show other Chevy products," says Art Spinella, president of CNW Research in Bandon, Ore., which specializes in automotive research. "About 80% of the people who go see it aren't intenders, they're just going to see what it's like."

They walk in to see Volt and walk out with keys to a Cruze.

GM's Volt, at $40,000 to purchase or $350 a month to lease (with more cost for a quick-charge setup, if desired), isn't particularly practical or economical, in terms of energy conservation. At least not yet. Without a garage, a considerable hurdle for some city dwellers, there's limited availability for charging the battery.

Source: CNN Money-Fortune


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uaw_lax - 7/14/2011 3:57:31 PM

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Ive seen more and more Volts on the road, but for customers buying a Cruze im sure they do because Volts where not staying on the lots for long and the ones that where left had a premium charge on them.

Agent001 - 7/14/2011 10:06:47 PM

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Because when someone realizes that a high mileage under $20k is more logical than the Volt, the Elantra will certainly come into the consideration mix because it's simply the best sub 18k car on the planet.

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Fijian - 7/14/2011 8:44:18 PM

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If the Volt had an import badge it would have been fine with Retard.

Agent001 - 7/14/2011 10:43:28 PM

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Huugeloser,

The article was the base for my question.

And your analogy of the ipad is wrong.

It would be the same as someone looking at the ipad at best buy and then walking out with the SamDung tablet.

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