Chevrolet Begins Taking Orders Nationwide for 2012 Volt
2011-06-10
* Volt Product Information
* Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price starts at $39,995 before tax credit
* Expanded customer choice includes two new interior trim and exterior colors
DETROIT – Chevrolet dealers in all 50 states will begin taking orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car today.
The suggested retail price for the award-winning Volt will start at $39,995 (or $32,496 assuming a full federal tax credit of $7,500, which is subject to the customer’s eligibility). The price includes an $850 destination freight charge but excludes tax, title and license fees. The starting price of the 2012 model is more than $1,000 below the 2011 base model.
The lower base price is possible in part because of a wider range of options and configurations that come with the expansion of Volt production for sale nationally. The 2011 model was available in just seven states and the District of Columbia.
For 2012, consumers will be able to choose from a total of seven option packages compared with only three for the 2011 model. A loaded Volt, with leather appointments, backup camera, navigation system and premium paint and wheels is priced at $46,265 including delivery ($38,765 net of full tax credit).
“We are giving consumers greater choice of content as the Volt becomes available nationwide by the end of this year,” said Cristi Landy, Volt marketing director. “This gives us the opportunity to be more flexible in our pricing and still provide additional high-tech content to customers who want to purchase it.”
The Volt will be available in two additional interior accents (white and spiced red) and two new exterior colors (Summit White and Blue Topaz Metallic).
New features for 2012 include:
* Standard keyless access with passive locking; the car automatically locks and unlocks with the key fob in close proximity of vehicle
* OnStar Turn by Turn navigation standard for three years, and available in-dash navigation system
* Chevrolet MyLink including Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones (late availability)
* Standard AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback and 7-inch diagonal color touch-screen display
* Available 17-inch sport alloy wheels with black inserts (late availability).
Chevrolet will continue to offer an eight-year/100,000-mile* limited warranty on the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion battery, plus:
* Three-year/36,000-mile* bumper-to-bumper coverage
* Five-year/100,000-mile* roadside assistance and courtesy transportation
* Five-year/100,000-mile* limited gas engine coverage
* Six-year/100,000-mile* corrosion protection coverage.
Customers in all states can visit their nearest participating Chevrolet Volt dealer today to order a 2012 Volt. Once an order is placed, a dedicated Volt advisor will be available to answer questions and keep the customer apprised of the order progress. Nationwide availability will initially be limited as deliveries will occur by phases. Additionally, Chevrolet will have a team of Volt advisors available to answer questions starting today at 1-888-VOLT-4-YOU (1-888-865-8496).
The Volt offers a total driving range of up to 379 miles, based on EPA estimates. For the first 35 miles, the Volt can drive gas- and tailpipe-emissions free using a full charge of electricity. When the Volt’s battery runs low, a gas-powered engine/generator seamlessly operates to extend the driving range another 344 miles on a full change. Chevrolet expects to build up to 45,000 Volts for retail and fleet customers in the United States during calendar year 2012.
About Chevrolet
Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million vehicles in more than 120 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers “gas-friendly to gas-free” solutions including Volt. Cruze Eco offers EPA-est. 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric, gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of gas-powered extended range. Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com
*Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.
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About Christopher DeMorro
This is not great news, necessarily.. What will the wait time be? Oh, wait…Waiting on it is not the problem IMHO…The REAL problem lies in trying to get a dealership to sell it to you without a huge markup. I am approved officially by Nissan to order a LEAF and I won’t until a dealer makes a decent acceptance of price, like in some markets where the discount ranges from selling for STICKER price to as much as 7 (seven!!) percent under STICKER!!!
This does not make me want to even come close to a dealer who keeps saying, “We’ll sell it to you for Sticker, and not a penny more”… Come on, I was not born yesterday…(Later, they try to get you to walk away due to unethical price negotiations since they don’t provide you anything in writing per se… This allows them to sell what is called an “orphan Leaf” to John Q. Public at extra profit margins, since JQP doesn’t have a reservation, and buys on impulse, and pays OVER STICKER PRICE before the salesman goes to call his “X number of people on his waiting list…) This makes the avg. sales price show up way too high via Edmunds, or whomever, and then those of us with a reservation are forced to cough up more because they say, “Well, the avg. price paid is X”…
I think there should be some kind of an investigation regarding this practice by Nissan Dealerships, most specifically, those who have Orphan leaf’s (leaves?) for sale… Kinda makes you wonder, “Why did the original person who reserved not buy it from you?… If you know what I mean.
Just my two cents worth…
GM has a car that is being built at a rate of 600 per month, so far, and they are selling at MSRP at more than half of the dealers now, so the fact that some dealers charged extra is sign of a popular, under stocked, car. But look around, don’t take anecdotal tales as fact, there are plenty of dealers that were selling at MSRP. When the 2012 Volt starts getting built in 4 weeks, they will be building more than 3,000 a month, so the dealer mark up will be long gone. But since none are being built while the line is down this month, this isn’t the time to buy one.
As they build more per month, these price reductions will continue. The credit will last for the first 200,000 Volts sold, and less than 4,000 have been sold so far. 10,000 will be built in the rest of 2011, just 30,000 of the 2012 production of 45k will be sold in the US, so after 25 months of sales, only around 44,000 will have been sold in the US by January of 2013. So the tax credit, not a tax deduction, mind you, a full-on tax credit will last until January of 2015 at least. I will bet even money the MSRP will be below $36k by then so the net price will be around the same as a Prius V, which will be pretty amazing. The Volt doesn’t have the interior volume a Prius has, but it is a much cooler car to drive. That Prius is an amazing car for sipping gas, though.