Updates
March 3, 2012: Finally reported at LA Times -- hidden fairly deep in the on-line edition. Not yet reported at CNN.com. Not at Chevy Volt's official web page. Not yet at USAToday.com. Wow.
Later: Yup, not a hoax. The Hill.com. The Washington Examiner.com: GM blames media.
"GM blamed the lack of sales in January on “exaggerated” media reports and the federal government's investigation into Volt batteries catching fire, which officially began in November and ended Jan. 21," the Ann Arbor (Mich.) News reported.I thought the reports were pretty accurate, based on what I know. What I don't understand is this: if the government can mandate everyone to buy health insurance, why can't the government mandate everyone's first car be an EV or hybrid? Work the law this way: one cannot buy auto insurance if one car on the policy is not an EV or hybrid. And, then, of course, mandate that everyone must have insurance (which I believe is the case in most states if not all).
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Link here. Checking to make sure this is not a hoax.
Another link here; I don't find it in mainstream media yet.
Fox Nation link here.
If this is not a hoax, this is the press release:
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.
“Even with sales up in February over January, we are still seeking to align our production with demand,” said GM spokesman Chris Lee.
Lee said employees were told Thursday that production would put on hold from March 19 to April 23.
