At first, the Chevy Volt was a novelty, and dealers couldn't get enough (usually one was all they got) -- not to actually sell but to bring folks into their show rooms.
Now some Chevy dealers don't want the Volt at all. It's become a nuisance.
I am sure the sales people are getting tired of defending the exploding battery, coal-powered car that fails California's elite emissions standards. Why spend all that time talking about a car that they won't be selling, wasting time that could be better spent talking about cars they might actually sell.
Also, there's that awkward fear that the car might actually explode at any moment. Even though the owner, Government Motors, says that the problem is resolved, or at least no longer worth studying.
From the linked site:
Some Chevrolet dealers are turning down Volts that General Motors wants to ship to them, a potential stumbling block as GM looks to accelerate sales of the plug-in hybrid.You have got to be kidding: allocation - 100 vehicles; dealer acceptance: 30.
For example, consider the New York City market. Last month, GM allocated 104 Volts to 14 dealerships in the area, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Dealers took just 31 of them, the lowest take rate for any Chevy model in that market last month. That group of dealers ordered more than 90 percent of the other vehicles they were eligible to take, the source said.
