Comments on: Canadian Government Gives $10,000 Chevy Volt Subsidy, Angers Toyota http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/17/canadian-government-gives-10000-chevy-volt-subsidy-angers-toyota/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:44:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anus Sulabz http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/17/canadian-government-gives-10000-chevy-volt-subsidy-angers-toyota/#comment-178919 Anus Sulabz Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:14:48 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1762#comment-178919 I would still buy the prius over that piece of crap chevy that will have no resale value and tons of service issues or do you forget about service dealing with those gm dealers with those stupid lights on the dashboard always on its just a sensor they say we will replace it well 2 days later its on again stick it I will never ever buy domestic again I would still buy the prius over that piece of crap chevy that will have no resale value and tons of service issues or do you forget about service dealing with those gm dealers with those stupid lights on the dashboard always on its just a sensor they say we will replace it well 2 days later its on again stick it I will never ever buy domestic again

]]> By: J Man http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/17/canadian-government-gives-10000-chevy-volt-subsidy-angers-toyota/#comment-129214 J Man Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:09:39 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1762#comment-129214 What Toyota's are built in Canada? Where are the plants? What Toyota’s are built in Canada? Where are the plants?

]]> By: tom http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/17/canadian-government-gives-10000-chevy-volt-subsidy-angers-toyota/#comment-129161 tom Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:05:45 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1762#comment-129161 toyota has factories employing thousands, as do all the major "japanese" car companies. that's been part of the "deal" since the late 70's, just like the (now-defunct) auto pact with the states. some models are even built exclusively in canada and exported. detroit does build cars in canada, but only when it suits them. their canadian factories stay open only so long as it's cheaper and better in canada. but even then, they can and do close them to "protect american jobs". that's just one of the advantages of working for a "domestic" car company like gm. and just like detroit, the japanese keep their engineering and design work (the highest-paying skilled jobs) "at home". so the idea of detroit being "domestic" while the japanese are "foreign" is obsolete, misleading, and just plain silly. toyota has factories employing thousands, as do all the major “japanese” car companies. that’s been part of the “deal” since the late 70’s, just like the (now-defunct) auto pact with the states. some models are even built exclusively in canada and exported.

detroit does build cars in canada, but only when it suits them. their canadian factories stay open only so long as it’s cheaper and better in canada. but even then, they can and do close them to “protect american jobs”. that’s just one of the advantages of working for a “domestic” car company like gm.

and just like detroit, the japanese keep their engineering and design work (the highest-paying skilled jobs) “at home”.

so the idea of detroit being “domestic” while the japanese are “foreign” is obsolete, misleading, and just plain silly.

]]> By: tom http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/17/canadian-government-gives-10000-chevy-volt-subsidy-angers-toyota/#comment-129139 tom Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:12:11 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1762#comment-129139 first of all, how about finding a decent writer, who actually KNOWS the difference between "canada" and "ontario"? hint: dalton mcsquinty is NOT the "canadian government"! second, why is it good to give buyers of the chevy volt, a totally unproven design, $10,000 dollars, without, at least, making the same offer to prius buyers, who are buying a technology that actually works, and is probably better for the environment? the volt only uses about half the 40-mile capacity of its battery, and it loses another half of that when the temperature drops to freezing. so the whole "plug-in electric" song-and-dance is totally moot for the whole winter in canada - 8 hours of charging to go the first 5 miles (before the gas engine cuts in) is no big whoop. at that point, you're just driving a very expensive prius, only without the performance. stephen leacock couldn't have written better material... first of all, how about finding a decent writer, who actually KNOWS the difference between “canada” and “ontario”? hint: dalton mcsquinty is NOT the “canadian government”!

second, why is it good to give buyers of the chevy volt, a totally unproven design, $10,000 dollars, without, at least, making the same offer to prius buyers, who are buying a technology that actually works, and is probably better for the environment?

the volt only uses about half the 40-mile capacity of its battery, and it loses another half of that when the temperature drops to freezing. so the whole “plug-in electric” song-and-dance is totally moot for the whole winter in canada – 8 hours of charging to go the first 5 miles (before the gas engine cuts in) is no big whoop. at that point, you’re just driving a very expensive prius, only without the performance.

stephen leacock couldn’t have written better material…

]]> By: J Man http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/17/canadian-government-gives-10000-chevy-volt-subsidy-angers-toyota/#comment-128852 J Man Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:42:50 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1762#comment-128852 Last I remember GM provides a good number of jobs in Canada (along with Ford and Chrysler). How many jobs does Toyota provide up there? Last I remember GM provides a good number of jobs in Canada (along with Ford and Chrysler). How many jobs does Toyota provide up there?

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