Comments on: GMs Global Voltec Rollout Plan 2010-2012, What About China?

By: Yachtcharter Griechenland

Yachtcharter Griechenland — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:35:16 +0000

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By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:15:09 +0000

********* Don’t call the UK variant a Vauxhall Ampere *********

Give it the same name and insignia as it’s European counterpart, the Opel Ampere that is.

Vauxhall’s image in the UK may hinder it’s desirability (sad and superficial but true).

Using the new name and insignia would help to re-brand the company’s image as modern,new and a technology leader.

Plus the lightning strike badge is so apt (and would be ever more so if it were bright yellow/gold), what’s a Griffin or whatever it is got to do with electric power?

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:46:50 +0000

Today it came on my Opel newsletter. Opel launched a microsite related to the Ampera: http://www.opel-ampera.com/

(Btw, I think in white colour they should find a better name tham “Ampera” if they are not allowed to use “Volt”. What about “Shamu” – I am seeing some similarities.)

By: Jim in PA

Jim in PA — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:05:49 +0000

LOL. This white/black Ampera should be a smash in China. Is it just me, or at quick glance does it look like a Panda?

By: omnimoeish

omnimoeish — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:09:23 +0000

I too am a little perplexed by the fact that they are waiting 3 full years to import even the first vehicle into Australia, New Zealand, and basically Europe for that matter (late 2011). I would expect UK to be coming after the Volt more aggressively than shoppers at Best Buy on the day after Thanksgiving, with their high fuel prices and over valued currency converted from dollars. Plus the fact that they love Vauxhall and Opel. Besides that, the countries is so small that they would only need a relatively small amount of trained dealers to take care of them all.

It may have something with the fact that there will only be X amount of batteries available a year, limited production and right now they deeply need to fix their brand image in the US, they’ll need all of them, not just a token 500 or something in the UK.