USA TODAY: And GM is adding a second shift and 1,000 jobs at the Michigan plant where the plug-in car is made.
The moves come as high gas prices are already starting to shift demand to smaller cars, hybrids and electrics like the Volt. Never mind that the Volt lists for a hefty $41,000. It is GM’s biggest technological achievement, capable of driving 25 to 50 miles on electric power alone before its gas engine kicks in to recharge the battery.
All year long, GM has talked about trying to produce 10,000 Volts this year. So the talk of increasing production to 25,000, as reported by Chrissie Thompson of the Detroit Free Press, comes as a surprise. Next year comes the big jump: as many as 120,000 Volts… (more)
