The Liberal agenda on the greening of America can be witnessed in the one-time powerhouse city of Detroit, Michigan. Whole city blocks are being bulldozed. Flora and fauna have claimed abandoned homes, hotels, warehouses, and factories. And to symbolize the public/private collaboration of auto manufactures and the federal government: the Chevy Volt has replaced the mighty muscle car. How things have changed.
The consumer no longer dictates what kind of automobile they want to drive. Now, we have government bureaucrats and politicians who will decide that for us. After all, who can build a better car than Washington, D.C.?
Barack Obama just recently came down from the mountain top and declared new guidelines for efficient vehicles:
President Obama today announced the next phase in the Administration’s program to increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States. These new standards will cover cars and light trucks for Model Years 2017-2025, requiring performance equivalent to 54.5 mpg in 2025 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 163 grams per mile.
I guess the sales of Chevy Volts were a deciding factor for that decision. A whole 150 cars were sold in the month of July:
Sales of the much-hyped Chevy Volt fell to new lows as did GM share price as July auto sales figures came in. Only 125 Volts were sold during the month of July. Recent reports attributed the slump to supply constraints as GM spokeswoman, Michelle Bunker, was quoted as saying that the Volt was "virtually sold out" and only a "few" were available nationwide. I have confirmed that this statement is not entirely truthful and have gotten clarification from GM through Director of Communications, Greg Martin.
A search of cars.com site showed nearly 500 Chevy Volts listed for sale. I had originally assumed that GM dealers were advertising vehicles that were not actually available for sale, since GM has stated that there were only a "few" Volts available. I decided to call a few dealers within 75 miles of my location to determine what the true situation was. I stopped my research after finding that five of the first six dealers I called had Volts in inventory available for immediate sale. Two of the five dealers even had two each in stock. I can now safely assume that GM is, once again, not being entirely honest with its facts. The demand for the Chevy Volt is not as strong as GM would have us believe.Martin confirmed that there are Volts available at dealerships. According to Martin, there are 116 new Chevy Volts available for sale to the public at dealerships, plus demo units that can be sold.
The Motor City will soon become a ghost town if the Progressives keep getting their way.
