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Report: Some Chevy dealers rejecting further Volt allocations

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Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Sedan , Etc. , Technology , Chevrolet , GM , Electric General Motors is having a hard time with the Chevrolet Volt . First, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a probe into the vehicle over the possibility of post-crash fires , and now some of its dealers are refusing to take their allocations of the extended-range plug-in hybrid. For example, according to Automotive News , GM set aside 104 Volt models for 14 dealerships across the greater New York City market

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Report: NHTSA says White House didn’t factor in Chevy Volt fire disclosure

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Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Government/Legal , Safety , Chevrolet , Electric The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has confirmed the Obama administration didn’t ask the government agency to delay announcing potential safety issues with the Chevrolet Volt . According to The Detroit News , Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was briefed about Volt fires that occurred after two crash tests in September, three months after the first extended-range hybrid began smoldering. According to the report, the office of the president was then informed of the fires shortly thereafter, as well as being notified of NHTSA’s intent to investigate whether the results of the tests could be replicated.

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Corvette Z06 tops Motor Trend list of shortest-stopping vehicles

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , Ferrari Any modern performance car worth buying puts just as much emphasis on stopping as it does on going. After all, what’s the point in being able to hit ludicrous speed if you can’t manage to get it back down without heading fascia-first into an unmovable object? So, what’s a good stopping distance?

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Report: Chevy Cruze production in Lordstown to restart today

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Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet , GM The Detroit News reports that General Motors will resume full production of the Chevrolet Cruze today, after a supplier issue caused a production snarl at its Lordstown, Ohio facility earlier this week . On Tuesday, the Lordstown facility’s third shift was put on hold, and both the first and second shifts were shortened. Full production will resume when third shift workers arrive tonight, and GM states that employees scheduled to work the first and second shifts on Friday should report at their regularly scheduled times.

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Autoblog Podcast #260

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Filed under: Podcasts , Acura , BMW , Buick , Chevrolet , Dodge , Infiniti , Land Rover , Scion , Fiat Dodge Dart teased, Scion FR-S First Drive, Fiat 500 crash test, Acura NSX and ILX, BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe Episode #260 of the Autoblog Podcast is here with Chris, Dan, Chris Paukert and Zach this week. Topics include the teaser images Chrysler has released of the 2012 Dodge Dart, our first drive of the Scion FR-S, the Fiat 500 crash test aftermath, A new Acura NSX and ILX, and the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. Your questions and comments power the end of the ‘cast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time.

http://www.autoblog.com/podcasts/12-13-11-autoblog-E260.mp3

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