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Heartache: GM Halts Production of Chevy Volt, Lays Off 1,300 Workers…
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Posted on 03/02/2012 1:04:42 PM PST by Nachum
And in the same week Obama vows buy one, Christmas comes early this year.
(DFP) — General Motors has told 1,300 employees at its Detroit Hamtramck that they will be temporarily laid off for five weeks as the company halts production of the Chevrolet Volt and its European counterpart, the Opel Ampera.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chevy; gm; schadenfreude; volt; workers
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To: Nachum
If the Government can make you buy heath insurance, they can make you buy a Volt................
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:31:58 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you are unemployed long enough, you are no longer unemployed.)
To: Nachum
” . . . we are still seeking to align our production with demand,”
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Mission accomplished.
Production is now officially at Zero.
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:32:38 PM PST
by
EyeGuy
(2012: When the Levee Breaks)
The Volt must have been a tremendous disaster for GM to stop producing while under such government pressure.
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:32:57 PM PST
by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: CPOSharky
There sure seems to be a lot of resistance to the Volt..............
44
posted on
03/02/2012 1:32:57 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you are unemployed long enough, you are no longer unemployed.)
To: wolfpat
I would love to have an electric car, if: 1. they didn’t cost more than I paid for my house, and 2. could get me from home to work and back on one charge. 3. It generates more electricty than it uses (would solve item 2).
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:33:58 PM PST
by
trebb
("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
To: DAC21
It’s sarcasm. 110 volts in US, 220 in europe.
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:34:24 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: KarlInOhio
They make Buicks in China. Buick once had a model Omega.............
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:34:31 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Government can make you buy heath insurance, they can make you buy a Volt................)
To: DAC21
60 hertz in the US, 50 hertz in europe
in any case...
lots of hertz
48
posted on
03/02/2012 1:34:52 PM PST
by
bossmechanic
(If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
To: Nachum
49
posted on
03/02/2012 1:35:29 PM PST
by
KeyLargo
To: Nachum
50
posted on
03/02/2012 1:37:26 PM PST
by
lowbridge
(Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
To: Nachum
Guess they have a back order on fire extinguishes
51
posted on
03/02/2012 1:38:03 PM PST
by
bikerman
(you can take the man out of the jungle but can't take the jungle out of the man)
To: Red Badger
Dusting off some Trabi jokes (Trabank was the car produced in E Germany under the Soviets for those in Rio Vista)
1). What do you call a valley surrounded by hills..? Death valley
2). Why has the Volt got a heated rear window..? To keep hands warm when pushing it through the snow
3). How do you double the value of a Volt..? Put a spare battery on the back seat.
4). How do you stop your Volt from being stolen..? Take the battery pack with you.
52
posted on
03/02/2012 1:38:38 PM PST
by
spokeshave
(Dole/McCain/Romney losers all....NEWT is da Man)
To: Nachum
It was not reported, but they have a 35 year supply in inventory
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:39:12 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
To: Nachum
This is a rerun of the plot from the movie called “The Producers”; except instead of a play, it is a car. To the Democrats credit, they made sure they didn’t have an unintentional hit on their hands. How much looting will be hidden in the write-offs when they “Pull the Plug”.
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:39:18 PM PST
by
PTBAA
To: spokeshave
“If a Volt crashed into an Amp...Watt would be the result?”
Ohm my God...
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:39:59 PM PST
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Common sense isn't a blessing. It's a curse because you have to deal with those who don't have it.)
To: Nachum
Edsel...Gremlin...Yugo...Volt.
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:40:44 PM PST
by
PJ-Comix
("Now I am become Death, destroyer of oysters" ---from the Buffetvad Gita)
To: Nachum
It needs a new name. Something sassy, like ...
TRABANT!
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:41:27 PM PST
by
pogo101
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
“If a Volt crashed into an Amp...Watt would be the result?” Ohm my God...
Did these come equipped with Faraday suits??
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:41:56 PM PST
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: spokeshave
I’ve been to ‘The former East’ Germany, as they call it. Trabants were still around in 2000-2001, although I believe they had been totally re-engineered by capitalist teenagers........
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posted on
03/02/2012 1:42:36 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Government can make you buy heath insurance, they can make you buy a Volt................)
To: bmwcyle
Obama fails at everything he tries expect failure. Oh! come on,he is not a complete failure, he can always serve as a bed example.
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