Comments on: Volt Birth Watch 143: Did He Just Say “Under Budget”?

By: John Horner

John Horner — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:20:13 +0000

Everyone serious who has looked at this knows and says that the Volt is not going to make any profits for GM over the next five years. So, it is in fact mostly a great big PR effort.

By: lw

lw — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:55:44 +0000

So the budget was $20 Billion and they did it for $19 Billion?

By: fincar1

fincar1 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:40:58 +0000

Can you say “vaporware”?

By: cory02

cory02 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:54:20 +0000

The Volt program would be even further under budget (not to mention having much better odds of actually making it to the dealers) if it were a badge-engineered Prius made with the excess capacity at the NUMMI plant freed up by the demise of the Vibe.

By: tparkit

tparkit — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:06:31 +0000

Beware the follow-up announcement: that sharply reduced costs (thanks to GM’s renowned automotive engineering genius and visionary leadership) will allow a sharply reduced sticker price.

Translation: “Thanks to the bailouts, the taxpayer will absorb the difference.”

By: KixStart

KixStart — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:07:14 +0000

thetopdog, Kurt B,

On Lauckner and grammar and spelling…

It’s not clear, from the GM-Volt article, exactly how the exchange was transcribed. It could be that Lauckner typed his responses himself but perhaps it was Lyle Dennis at the keyboard, transcribing what he thought he heard. The latter wouldn’t surprise me, as GM-Volt has often played fast and “lose” with grammar and spelling.

:-)

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Ed N,

When “leading the discussion” is all you’ve got… then you might as well lead the discussion and pretend it’s really important to be the discussion leader. And issue more press releases.

By: Kurt B

Kurt B — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:56:20 +0000

I’m more concerned about him not knowing the difference between “lose” and “loose”.

By: thetopdog

thetopdog — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:46:26 +0000

Does he really not even know how to use “your/you’re” correctly? I’m the last one to be a stickler about grammar, but I find it very hard to listen to anybody that can’t get the word “you’re” right. I learned that in 3rd grade.