GM might build the Chevrolet Volt in China
By Andrew, 05 Oct, 2011. 0 Comments
2011 Chevrolet Volt
If the Chinese consumers welcome the extended-range Chevrolet Volt, it’s likely that its production will be transferred to the country, according to General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson who was at a Bloomberg News forum. He said that GM is planning to export the vehicle to China from its Detroit Hamtramck Assembly plant and then make a decision if it will be assembled in China, where it would qualify for as much as $19,000 in Chinese government subsidies.
Akerson said that this vehicle will be exported to China for a year or two and if it sets the “right usage patterns”, according to TheDetroitNews. If it does, GM may switch the production to China. He clarified that the Chinese government or GM's Chinese partner had not pressured the company to share the Volt technologies.
GM is collaborating with partner SAIC on a battery electric vehicle for China. The country requires that foreign automakers have to partner with Chinese companies. Akerson explained that GM doesn’t invent everything and either builds, buys, or partners.
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