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Toyota hand: Don't believe GM about the viability of the Chevy Volt
DCH: Love your stuff, but come on. If Toyota doesn't do [it], GM shouldn't do it. The Steelers and Patriots don't model themselves after the Lions, and Jessica Alba doesn't follow Rosanne Barr's fitness routine. At that price point, GM is continuing to "whistle by the graveyard," as they have done for decades. Do you have any doubt a Volt would need $2,000 worth of repairs annually to keep it on the road as soon as it's out of warranty?
S:
And you based your prediction on the warranty repair record of a Volt on what -- the numerous models just like it that GM has fielded in the past? Remember: Global automakers push technologies that are right for, in part, their home market. The Germans love diesels because their governments and tax regimes do, the same reasons the Americans hate diesels. The Japanese, mainly Toyota, prefer gas-electric hybrids cuz they've been successful with them and they're acceptable in their home market, which does't like diesels, either. You get the picture.
What I know if that GM needs to push the envelop with the Volt, especially now. If you're right and GM falls flat with the Volt, you'll have the satisfaction of being right -- not that it would help things 'round here much.
-- DCH
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