{"id":57612,"date":"2009-12-01T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/01\/report-initial-chevy-volt-launch-will-be-in-select-u-s-markets\/"},"modified":"2009-12-01T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T20:27:00","slug":"report-initial-chevy-volt-launch-will-be-in-select-u-s-markets-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/57612","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Initial Chevy Volt launch will be in select U.S. markets only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/carbuying\/\" rel=\"tag\">Car Buying<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hybrids\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hybrid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/plants-manufacturing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Plants\/Manufacturing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hatchbacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hatchback<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/chevrolet\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chevrolet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/gm\/\" rel=\"tag\">GM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/electric\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electric<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/2011chevyvolt_qd_000_opt.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Chevrolet Volt &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nUndoubtedly, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/volt\">2011 Volt<\/a> is one of the most hotly anticipated new model launches in Chevrolet&#8217;s long and storied history, and it will likely be seen as a halo model of sorts for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/gm\/\">General Motors<\/a> as a whole. As we experienced first hand when we <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/11\/30\/2011-chevrolet-volt-quick-spin\/\">slid behind the wheel<\/a> of a preproduction Volt the other day, the car is well on its way to becoming a production reality, but actually getting the vehicle into the hands of customers will be another matter entirely.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <em>Automotive News<\/em>, GM is currently in the process of selecting which markets will get first crack at the Volt when it finally goes on sale in just under one year&#8217;s time. Chevrolet division President Brent Dewar said that the automaker is looking at a number of factors to determine those unannounced target markets, including the existence of an EV charging infrastructure and available tax credits. After this initial launch, the rest of the citizenry will get its chance to see the USA in an electric Chevrolet.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/low\/\">Quick Spin: 2011 Chevrolet Volt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/2011chevyvolt1_qd_027_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/2011chevyvolt1_qd_028_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/2011chevyvolt1_qd_029_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/2011chevyvolt1_qd_030_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/11\/2011chevyvolt1_qd_031_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autonews.com\/article\/20091201\/OEM05\/912019992\/1186\">Automotive News<\/a> &#8211; sub. req&#8217;d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/01\/report-initial-chevy-volt-launch-will-be-in-select-u-s-markets\/\">REPORT: Initial Chevy Volt launch will be in select U.S. markets only<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:27:00 EST.  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