GM: Leaked Production Volt Photos Were Unflattering

I am here in Detroit on the eve of the dawn of GMs next 100 years, and the revelation of the production Chevy Volt.
In passing today I had a conversation with Bob Boniface chief of E-Flex design. He confirmed the leak of the Volt photos were unintentional. He also indicated that the cars [...]

On Public Opinion About the Production Chevy Volt (and Another Poll)

Not unexpectedly the leak of production Volt photos have ricocheted around the web, and certainly 10’s if not 100’s of thousands of people have seen these images.  However, some design uncertainty remains. We really haven’t seen the car alone in full at favorable angles and with unencumbered views.  This will come next week.  Sources tell [...]

GM Denies Intentionally Leaking Photos of Production Volt (Plus Preference Poll)

We are only seven days away from GM’s official unveiling of the production Chevy Volt. For those not up to speed, GM has long ago said the production version couldn’t look like the concept because of an intensive need for aerodynamic improvement. These changes are evident in the form of the production Volt [...]

BREAKING: New Full Production VOLT Studio Pictures Leaked!

A whole set of Production Chevy Volt pictures have been leaked each with one member of the GM executive team standing before it. See the car in its native silver in all its glory! These are official studio photos although it doesnt seem like GM meant for them to break yet.
That’s vehicle line [...]

Poll Results: 65% Prefer Production Version VOLT, 35% Concept

In our last post we gave readers the chance to weigh in on whether they preferred the looks of the concept Volt or the production Volt as we’ve seen it so far from the leaked Transformers2 set video.
Understandably its not really fair to compare fuzzy, grainy, dark, and odd-angled shots of the production car to [...]

Volt Battery Supplier Chosen and GM Comments on Production Photo Leaks (POLL)

GM vice chairman Bob Lutz has told reporters that the automaker has indeed decided on which of the two battery making teams they have chosen to supply the Chevy Volt battery packs.
Lutz would not specify which company team that is, LG Chem/CPI or A123/Continental. High ranking sources within those battery companies advise me they [...]

BREAKING: Production VOLT Spied!! The REAL DEAL!!

The Chevy Volt production design car is scheduled to appear in the upcoming film Transformers2.
It turns out the vehicle has been caught by video camera on the movie set.
Unbelievable, this is the real deal folks!
This is the first time in history the public has a view of the car.

And here is the VIDEO:
Thanks to Chris [...]

Chevy Volt Interior Picture Leak

Motive Magazine seems to have gotten hold of a picture of the Chevy Volt’s interior. It was posted today.
It looks different than the most recent clay mock-up Volt chief designer Bob Boniface showed ABC news.
When I was in the design lab I had seen multiple variants of the interior, and it wasn’t clear [...]

Interview with Chevy Volt Chief Designer About the Production Car: Plus Leaked Pictures and Video

As we have just heard, GM’s director of E-Flex design, Bob Boniface spoke at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) meeting and at the same time new detail shots of the production car were released. Soon after that I had the chance to ask Bob some questions about that and other issues.
A key rumor [...]

BREAKING: GM Releases New Production Volt Photos

Volt chief designer Bob Boniface has just given a speech about the production Volt in Traverse City Michigan.
Along with that, GM has just released new teaser photos of the production vehicle.
You can see more of the front quarter and now for the first time ever, the rear.
Other facts coming out of the meeting is that [...]

New Video Sneak Peek at Production Volt

Thanks to the watchful eye of one of our readers, DaveP, we now have some new never-before-seen footage of the production Chevy Volt.
ABC news got into the design studio and filmed portions and angles of the car never before seen in public.
Included in this post below are several screen grabs of that video which can [...]

Chevy Cruze Pictures Surface on the Internet

Clearly we are all here waiting for our Volts. But we have heard there may be some limitations in price and availability at first.
Now that consumer sentiment has shifted gears from truck to small cars, GM is accelerating the production of the latter.
One that stands out is the Chevy Cruze. It will be [...]