Not true. The Volt was in the GM pipeline well before Baraq became POTUS.
re: “Volt was in the GM pipeline well before Baraq became POTUS”
Undoubtedly but without the government intrusion they probably wouldn’t have put it into production yet. The Volt’s primary purpose was to be the advertising centerpiece for the “new GM” and at that time none of the big boys cared whether it would ultimately be marketable. American people get screwed again because we paid for it.
I worked in Auto, knew folks working on the Project.
Only a Community Organizer would bring the Volt to Market, using a Daewoo and Opel platform.