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GM Announces Fix for Volt

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    Gary Gastelu of FOX Car Report on Chevy's fix to stop fires in the Volt.

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Thank you.

These are not the sales numbers for the Chevy Volt that GM was looking -- last year.

GM wanted to sell 101000 dollars they sold 7671.

Last year.

There's that small -- those electrical fire has didn't help the Gary Gosselin was weather's here is that the fox father bought back home -- Gary.

I say that and by the way yesterday I believe that the General Motors.

Under the -- to re coal they wanted all the Chevy -- out that to come back in again for some additional safety measures correct.

I think that's terrible PR and you say.

You are technically correct that it is the recall they're calling it again it is what -- you like every other government enough force this.

And it's not a recall of this deal in -- noticed you -- -- putting out you know once determined that there is anything wrong with the bull this is just going to make it safer.

Then it is -- the investigation still going on the government could be a couple weeks address that you have let's go to recall everyone must be fixed.

But as of now these are safety enhancements that will make it safety edit and -- currently numbers okay okay -- submits to keep it technical -- -- that is technical it's a lousy.

Joining a very good light a General Motors as far as the fact that there's a problem with this car that was supposed to be the greatest thing ever but keep in -- 8000 or so of them have been sold so far.

Every one of those owners was given the opportunity.

To take a loner while this was going on because we get a Cadillac Corvette what are you a spokesman just decided -- -- because the best ambassadors for Carly this -- -- owners.

Only 250 people -- them up on that offer not -- -- they can and let's witness that is well sales in December.

After this situation happen with the highest.

-- -- month so far my though they're still selling cars look at the Philly.

-- credit unions and they sold 8000 of these things they're shot I have those numbers are shy of their own estimates.

They'll be -- in this think month.

The -- -- 101000 but here's the real liberty got to keep in mind with the Toyota Prius went -- -- your other favorite car back in the year 2000.

Over the first six months is only until the six most that your so 5600 cars in 2001 its first full year on the market.

151000.

Cars built in what it took the Toyota five years break the 50000.

Unit barrier on -- I don't object to Prius is sales level that is a private enterprise company receiving no direct American tax plan -- the point -- also on the other hand get 250000.

Dollars in subsidies for each and every woman should always got the government rebates is not brought me he did hybrid -- every kind of Albany got a rebate from the government.

So there's that is doing as far as that in every other hybrid that's been sold for -- certain direct under that program is now.

Your point is tens of billions in taxpayer dollars thank -- massive taxpayer infusion of money went back to this company.

And this is what you get when you've got government intervention in what's supposed to be the private sector thank you governing can then dictate they can do social engineering and -- particular industry.

So this is all about the government pushing electric car next hybrid cars Green energy agency -- decide what McCain wants to -- and centrist right.

I'm project that is I -- he's more all of that -- that's yet to be said but this started before the ballot -- -- the -- General Motors.

The government bailout bill at the bold bill that the company.

-- cheer went up sales are up.

The companies doing quite well bolt or noble.

The real question is can itself 45000 cars next year.

When everything's working smoothly in 2012 that while that's -- -- I was 45000 US all right you got a ten seconds left to that make you don't know that.

-- -- Okay.

Excellent we -- gasoline suspect that a brave support from the -- thank you very much.

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