Bolt EV leads in August sales of all other plug ins

Yep, and I expect their numbers to continue to grow into the end of the year.
If someone decides, between now and 1Q18, that they want a electric car with more than 100 miles of range, they have exactly 1 choice.
As more people start seeing the Bolt and Tesla Model 3, more will buy.

 

great little car at a great price. i'm not surprised at all.

strange to see volt II struggling though, is there a supply problem?

 

The Volt & Bolt face a similar issue. They are both sold by GM dealers
Many dealers simply don't carry the Volt. Even more don't carry the Bolt. Unlike the current Volt though, the Bolt is the first BEV under $40k that gives a range over 200 miles. There is some 'initial interest' involved and we are moving into the best, historically, months for EV sales.

I know a number of people who want to go electric, but 60-100 miles range wasn't enough. Their choices were a much more expensive car, or a plugin hybrid. Now, many of those people have an option of the Bolt, so I expect the Bolt is cannibalizing some Volt sales.

If GM actually started marketing the Volt, and got their dealers to sell them, I would expect the Volt to sell a lot more.

 

i think you could say the same for toyota.

 

To a lesser extent, yes.
I have yet to hear of a Toyota dealer putting a Prime in the back of their lot and putting a tarp over it. Or sales reps actively dissuading people who ask for a Prime.

 

well, it's early in the game. i've certainly heard it about prius over the years.

 

Here in DMV (DC MD VA) area with pretty good incentives/market we are hearing Bolt ads on radio.

 

okay - I went back & forth for quite some time before deciding to comment on that thought. I keep a lot of GM history on file, because it inevitably comes back to bite them in the arse, & deservedly so. The quote below illustrates this. I remember not too long ago, Mary, the relatively new GM head, decided to take a jab at "Tesla" (without saying that name) when she said;

GM CEO Mary Barra: Chevy Bolt EV is Built for Everyone
Agreed, the bolt appears to be a great little EV with range. No reflection on that. However when a multinational corporation uses it massive Lobby machine's political/financial muscles to keep a company out of some states, & then they brag that 'some electric car customers' can't buy in the states that GM (& other companyies of that mindset) has successfully kept them out of, that just really gets my jaw muscles in a bunch.
Perhaps - just perhaps, GM could have furthered their electric cars' infrastructure by untold multiples, had they used just a portion of that Lobby money for DC quick Chargers. But no - Mary is showing her self to be another form of Bob lutz who would say the Prius is "just for nerds" . Better to take the other guy out at any cost, then make your own product better (ie infrastructure). Thank you Ms Barra et al - for showing your real side -
I guess if you don't have over 400,000 deposits waiting to buy your product, a cheap shot, a nice car w/no infrastructure, and a giant lobby is all you got .
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i can't disagree with that. it wouldn't stop me from buying a bolt, but i would like gm to move in a better direction.

 

The Primes are advertised on the radio and TV here. Not a single commercial for the Volts or Bolts.

 

I realize this was last month's data, but still, can't figure out why it doesn't reconcile with the quantities on this chart posted on another thread here on PC.


not saying that the bolt being 5th largest sales volume for September isn't good - but it's definitely got 4 other sales quantity in front of it - including Prius -
No?
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For The month of September, the Bolt was number three, ahead of the Prime and only following the S and X.
For the year, the Bolt is indeed in fifth place.
I am not sure what you mean by the table not reconciling. If you are referring to the monthly Tesla numbers, those are estimates which tend to be adjusted at the end of each quarter when Tesla releases numbers.

 

Hold that chuck wagon my friend. Due to (for example) a 100+ day market inventory glut - didn't GM just halt all Volt production?
Some manufacturers drop prices (Tesla) to sell (less profit), while another (GM) just keeps cranking buyer-less cars out, only to draw cobwebs. Tesla brings in less cash selling for less profit while GM has to rent back lots to store inventory glut - less profit. Not making a business judgement/critique necessarily - but isn't this possibly just a different philosophy?

GM could discount Bolts/Volts in order to move more inventory ... a 'fire sale' ... perhaps GM will take a lesson from little upstart tesla.

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Besides the Volt, they also make the Impala, Lacrosse and the CT-6 at that plant.

 

Looks like everyone has their problems.

Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory

 

i had no idea tesla discounted, what can i pick up a new s for?

 

They don’t, unless you are looking at used, or loaner vehicles.
There was a rumor spread that Tesla was offering 30k discounts on new cars. This was false, and the sales rep that sent an email implying that has been fired.

This is yet another reason I won’t buy from a dealer. When dealerships pull this type of garbage there is nothing the manufacturer can do. With direct sales, Tesla can deal with it quickly.