Is their a MY distinction in those numbers? I only ask because of the everyone gets the employee discount campaign in December for all 17’s and some 18’sGM just released the numbers and the Bolt is doing well while the Volt is hanging in there. Those numbers are up from 1702 and 2987 so both saw improved sales.
Most of CA did not have healthy Bolt inventory till the last week of December. Bolts were rarer than rain drops in the SF bay area, for example. I'm actually surprised Bolt sales increased despite the barren inventory situation in CA.I think those are "meh" for December considering the real rumor during the last few months of the year about the tax credit being cut by the current admin. Volt sales are nearly half of Dec. '16 (3,700 units).
I think those are "meh" for December considering the real rumor during the last few months of the year about the tax credit being cut by the current admin. Volt sales are nearly half of Dec. '16 (3,700 units).
I think the Bolt EV will face stiff competition next year. As long as they keep discounting it heavily they should do okay for sales, but I imagine the Buick CUV will compete with it once it is released and also the new Nissan Leaf. I think the Bolt EV could be helped by adding standard safety features like ACC, LKAS, AEB, etc.
I'd bet that GM is not going to make the same mistakes again of letting a Buick variant cannibalize sales from a Chevy.I think the Bolt EV will face stiff competition next year. As long as they keep discounting it heavily they should do okay for sales, but I imagine the Buick CUV will compete with it once it is released and also the new Nissan Leaf. I think the Bolt EV could be helped by adding standard safety features like ACC, LKAS, AEB, etc.
There's surprisingly little coming out of GM for the upcoming NAIAS/CES events. I don't think GM has anything special planned for either of them aside from standard showroom vehicle displays.Viking79, have you heard any news about when the Buick CUV might show up? I haven't seen anything since Jay wrote the piece I link to below. And I don't think it had a time-frame for the Buick Encore look-alike BEV that was in the planning/development process. Encores are cute CUV's and I think an Encore BEV would give the Bolt a real run for its money. I see a ton of soccer moms driving the Encore where I live and they would be a perfect market for a BEV with decent AER so they would never have to use a gas station and seldom need a fast charger. I do hope that the Gamma II platform would allow for a slightly longer wheelbase on the Encore BEV. Encore sales YTD are up 12%, from 78k last year to 88k this year.
The new Leaf will take a chunk of the sales pie, but it seems like Nissan really missed their timing by not having a 200+ mile AER Leaf in production by now. The Bolt and the 3 are really going to eat Nissan's lunch.
https://insideevs.com/exclusive-next-gm-ev-to-be-bolt-based-buick-crossover/
Is their a MY distinction in those numbers? I only ask because of the everyone gets the employee discount campaign in December for all 17’s and some 18’s
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Tesla is still going through M3 "production hell" 1060 Tesla M3's this past month which is about a 1/3rd of the Bolt's December total. The Volt's PHEV competitors had a good month with the Toyota Prius Prime selling 2420 units, and the Honda Clarity selling 1425 units. As usual, Tesla's model S and X December numbers were astonishing so all is not lost in Tesla's world.3227 Bolts. Not bad for a $40k station wagon. I did my part. The looks grow on you when you realize what a great package it is. Superb engineering, excellent quality, I smile every time I drive mine.
I expected higher Bolt sales as well because of the potential tax credit going away and the limited Tesla Model 3 roll out. The rubber is going to meet the road (diff companies EV sales potential) by end of the 1st quarter of 2018 when the LEAF GenII and TM3 are available in larger numbers.I think those are "meh" for December considering the real rumor during the last few months of the year about the tax credit being cut by the current admin. Volt sales are nearly half of Dec. '16 (3,700 units).
That remains to be seen...I expected higher Bolt sales as well because of the potential tax credit going away and the limited Tesla Model 3 roll out. The rubber is going to meet the road (diff companies EV sales potential) by end of the 1st quarter of 2018 when the LEAF GenII and TM3 are available in larger numbers.