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First Pre-Production 2012 Opel Ampera EV Rolls off the Line
The first pre-production 2012 Opel Ampera, or the European market version of the Chevrolet Volt, rolled off the line at GM's assembly plant in Warren, Michigan, on Friday, April 23, marking an important milestone in the project.
General Motors said that the it build more pre-production Amperas in the coming months. The pre-production vehicles will not be sold at dealerships, but used for testing and validating the production intent design as well as developing the final vehicle software and control.
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Gm To Halt Chevy Volt Production For Five Weeks Because Of Low Sales
Dismal sale numbers and a rising inventory which at the end of February, stood at 6,300 vehicles, enough to cover 154 days at the current rate it sells cars, are to blame for General Motors decision to stop production for both the Chevy Volt and its...
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First Series Production 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Rolls Off The Assembly Line In Korea
South Korea may not be the most important market for the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, but it is the first country to receive GM's new global mid-size sedan. And today, the very first series production 2012 Malibu rolled off the assembly line at General...
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Opel Ampera Ev Police Cruiser: Volt's European Cousin Getting Ready For Patrol
If there's one way to kick-start sales of specialty vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt and its European counterpart, the Opel Ampera, that's by enlisting the government as one of your clients. And with a starting price of €42,900 (about US$58,000...
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Video: Chevy Volt's Chief Engineer Takes First Pre-production Model For A Spin
Even though General Motors is in the midst of bankruptcy protection, the firm's engineers and technicians have somehow managed to stay ahead in the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid - or at least that's what they support. On Wednesday,...
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Opel Ampera: European Chevy Volt Scooped Undisguised!
Carscoop's spy photographers have done it again, this time by capturing the Opel Ampera study totally undisguised at one of the firm's German centers. Due to be revealed for the first time in public at next month's Geneva Motor Show, the Ampera...
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