Comments on: British Variant of the Volt May be Called the Vauxhall Electra http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chris http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-77146 Chris Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:59:22 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-77146 "Finally the Europeans will be spared from $8 a gallon gas that they have been living with for decades. You would think they would have come up with a solution to their high gas prices(besides diesel) before We did. I guess they are not so smart after all." Hey Randy #22, Lol, that's what I was thinking. Everyone bashes on GM (and American car companies in general), who have made huge strides in fuel economy in the last several years (granted it took doubling of gas prices and a nearly impossibly high selling Toyota hybrid to do it), but Germany (just for example) has been paying $8+/gallon for years, and is still hailed as the country of auto engineering geniuses, yet they have done less for improving fuel efficiency than I do around the house during a football game. If anything, they have ratcheted up the competition for excessive horsepower and pointless 0-60 acceleration rates and ludicrous top speeds (I drive an Audi, I should know) in the last 10 years. GM is now spearheading a huge leap forward in alternative fuel, and still, their stocks are sinking like the titanic. Wow, posts like this, I almost forgot how moronic GM's management has been in the last 10 years. “Finally the Europeans will be spared from $8 a gallon gas that they have been living with for decades. You would think they would have come up with a solution to their high gas prices(besides diesel) before We did. I guess they are not so smart after all.”

Hey Randy #22,

Lol, that’s what I was thinking. Everyone bashes on GM (and American car companies in general), who have made huge strides in fuel economy in the last several years (granted it took doubling of gas prices and a nearly impossibly high selling Toyota hybrid to do it), but Germany (just for example) has been paying $8+/gallon for years, and is still hailed as the country of auto engineering geniuses, yet they have done less for improving fuel efficiency than I do around the house during a football game. If anything, they have ratcheted up the competition for excessive horsepower and pointless 0-60 acceleration rates and ludicrous top speeds (I drive an Audi, I should know) in the last 10 years.

GM is now spearheading a huge leap forward in alternative fuel, and still, their stocks are sinking like the titanic.

Wow, posts like this, I almost forgot how moronic GM’s management has been in the last 10 years.

]]> By: Grizzly http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76492 Grizzly Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:30:08 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76492 Dan #49 "is it just me or does that car look better because they dont have a chevy logo on it…" *** *** *** Your sense of aesthetics is indeed your own. Keep in mind that it's not easy to erase 30+ years of publicly traded corporate abuse. How is it done you might ask?? Restructuring based on foundation....yup FOUNDATION. Under this recipe the obvious choice is product over short term profits....no doubt red ink will flow. Not easy for any company and even more challenging for GM with UAW etc. Choices are made and you either believe and dig in or you just roll over and die. Dan #49

“is it just me or does that car look better because they dont have a chevy logo on it…”

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Your sense of aesthetics is indeed your own. Keep in mind that it’s not easy to erase 30+ years of publicly traded corporate abuse. How is it done you might ask?? Restructuring based on foundation….yup FOUNDATION. Under this recipe the obvious choice is product over short term profits….no doubt red ink will flow. Not easy for any company and even more challenging for GM with UAW etc. Choices are made and you either believe and dig in or you just roll over and die.

]]> By: noel park http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76209 noel park Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:23:25 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76209 If we can't get our hands on a Volt for 3 or 4 years here, who gives a bleep what they do in England? LJGTVWOTR!! NPNS! If we can’t get our hands on a Volt for 3 or 4 years here, who gives a bleep what they do in England?

LJGTVWOTR!! NPNS!

]]> By: Dan http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76156 Dan Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:54:54 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76156 is it just me or does that car look better because they dont have a chevy logo on it... is it just me or does that car look better because they dont have a chevy logo on it…

]]> By: melee http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76123 melee Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:01:00 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76123 The Chevrolet brand in Europe is not the Chevrolet brand in the US. They're using the local mid-market brands equivalent to our Chevy. And it's really not just a name thing; branding is real, and it does matter. I would imagine that it would be good to have the same brand worldwide, but the Volt has plenty of heavy lifting to do without pushing the brand as well. (Frankly, cars are not a transportable-enough product that I see global branding matters much. They're very region-specific.) The Chevrolet brand in Europe is not the Chevrolet brand in the US. They’re using the local mid-market brands equivalent to our Chevy. And it’s really not just a name thing; branding is real, and it does matter. I would imagine that it would be good to have the same brand worldwide, but the Volt has plenty of heavy lifting to do without pushing the brand as well. (Frankly, cars are not a transportable-enough product that I see global branding matters much. They’re very region-specific.)

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76107 N Riley Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:21:46 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76107 As far as the name given to the Volt on the world stage outside the U.S. and Canada, I believe GM should stick to the Chevrolet name. I don't really see a problem with some of the other European "brand names" getting Volt technology, but it should be AFTER the Chevrolet Volt is released for sale in their market. The Chevrolet brand should be the one GM uses to introduce the Volt to the world. After it is being sold under the Volt name, then no problem if other brands have the same technology. I am not talking about years between the Chevrolet Volt introduction in a market before a "local" named vehicle is introduced with the same technology. It could be a matter of only weeks or months. But let the Chevrolet brand come first. As far as the name given to the Volt on the world stage outside the U.S. and Canada, I believe GM should stick to the Chevrolet name. I don’t really see a problem with some of the other European “brand names” getting Volt technology, but it should be AFTER the Chevrolet Volt is released for sale in their market. The Chevrolet brand should be the one GM uses to introduce the Volt to the world. After it is being sold under the Volt name, then no problem if other brands have the same technology. I am not talking about years between the Chevrolet Volt introduction in a market before a “local” named vehicle is introduced with the same technology. It could be a matter of only weeks or months. But let the Chevrolet brand come first.

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76105 N Riley Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:16:34 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76105 Dave K and Statik: Don't stop sending personal comments. They do serve to personalize some of these posts and that is a good thing. Sorry if anyone finds your "chat" off target or offensive. I don't and I would imagine I am in the majority opinion here. So, keep the chatter coming. Dave K and Statik:

Don’t stop sending personal comments. They do serve to personalize some of these posts and that is a good thing. Sorry if anyone finds your “chat” off target or offensive. I don’t and I would imagine I am in the majority opinion here. So, keep the chatter coming.

]]> By: Shawn Marshall http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76095 Shawn Marshall Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:57:56 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76095 I had a Buick Electra - great car - very roomy - very reliable. But not so good in the snow. This was way before traction control. I'd love to buy an electric Buick Electra. Let's go GM. I'm nutz for Lutz. =D~~ I had a Buick Electra – great car – very roomy – very reliable. But not so good in the snow. This was way before traction control.
I’d love to buy an electric Buick Electra.
Let’s go GM.
I’m nutz for Lutz.

=D~~

]]> By: Dave D http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76072 Dave D Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:57:23 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76072 I don't know what Chevy in the UK are thinking of. They have been releasing cars under the Chevrolet name recently that are what used to be Daewoo. Hardly up-market cars. There are no other native Chevys in the UK, the better (relatively) GM stuff is Vauxhall. How to destroy a brand name in one easy lesson. I don’t know what Chevy in the UK are thinking of. They have been releasing cars under the Chevrolet name recently that are what used to be Daewoo. Hardly up-market cars. There are no other native Chevys in the UK, the better (relatively) GM stuff is Vauxhall.

How to destroy a brand name in one easy lesson.

]]> By: Dave K. http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/25/british-variant-of-the-volt-may-be-called-the-vauxhall-electra/#comment-76024 Dave K. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:29:29 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1343#comment-76024 SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), one of the world's leading energy companies, will hold its quarterly earnings conference call on Friday, October 31, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT). The news release announcing third quarter 2008 financial results will be issued before market opening on October 31, 2008. ______________________________ Both Chevron and Exxon/Mobil post quarterly earnings this week. Halloween Friday will be scary. And may be the best buying opportunity of the year. Yes we can? =D~ SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), one of the world’s leading energy companies, will hold its quarterly earnings conference call on Friday, October 31, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (8:00 a.m. PDT).

The news release announcing third quarter 2008 financial results will be issued before market opening on October 31, 2008.

______________________________

Both Chevron and Exxon/Mobil post quarterly earnings this week. Halloween Friday will be scary. And may be the best buying opportunity of the year.

Yes we can?

=D~

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