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Volt named Car of the Year at Geneva Motor Show By David Shepardson The Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle and its twin European version, the Opel Ampera, was named the 2012 Car of the Year by European journalists at the Geneva Motor Show. The Volt had 330 points, defeating the Volkswagen Up! (281 points), Ford Focus (256 points), Range Rover Evoque (186 points), Fiat Panda (156 points), Citroen DS5 (144 [...]
BY DAVID SHEPARDSON Washington- General Motors extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt had its worst sales month since August, as negative publicity over fire risks hurt vehicles sales in January. GM sold just 603 Volts – above its sales in January 2011, but far below GM’s best-ever sales month in December, when GM sold 1,529 Volts. Last week, GM North America President Mark Reuss said sales of the Volt have been hurt by [...] By David Shepardson Washington— Nissan Motor Co. announced Wednesday it will build a $2 billion plant in Mexico to initially build 175,000 small cars annually. The factory will be the Japanese automaker’s third in Mexico and is to “support the company’s Americas growth strategy.” It will begin production in late 2013. Nissan says further expansion of the site will be considered in phases as product and capacity needs are determined. “Mexico [...] BY DAVID SHEPARDSON | DETROIT NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson agreed Wednesday to testify next week before a House panel investigating the government’s handling of an investigation into fire risks in the Chevrolet Volt. A panel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hear testimony from Akerson and the government’s top auto safety regulator, David Strickland, who heads the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Dan has agreed to [...] David Shepardson/ Detroit News Washington Bureau The U.S. Transportation Department said today it will propose making vehicle “black boxes” mandatory in all vehicles by the end of the year. The department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has long considered whether to make black boxes, officially called event data recorders, or EDRs, mandatory. They collect data about the seconds leading up to a crash and can help investigators determine [...] David Shepardson/ Detroit News Washington Bureau President Barack Obama has an order for federal agencies: No more driving full-size sedans unless it is absolutely necessary. That means fewer Chevrolet Impalas and more Cruzes. Fewer Ford Taurus sedans and more Ford Fiestas. In an order to agencies today, Obama said government agencies should limit “optional equipment to what is essential to meet agency mission, and be midsize or smaller sedans, except where larger sedans [...] David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington — The U.S. Secret Service said today that some federal vehicles for law enforcement and security purposes will be exempt from President Barack Obama’s directive that all federal vehicles purchased starting 2015 be advanced technology models. Secret Service spokesman Robert Novy said the directive wouldn’t apply to vehicles used for some law enforcement or security reasons by various federal agencies. “Certain specialized vehicles including those [...] David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington — Consumer Reports offered a harsh initial review of the Chevrolet Volt, questioning whether General Motors Co.’s flagship vehicle makes economic “sense.”The extended-range plug-in electric vehicle is on the cover of the April issue — the influential magazine’s annual survey of vehicles — but the GM vehicle comes in for criticism. “When you are looking at purely dollars and [...] |
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