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Chevy Volt European Car of the Year‎

The 82nd Geneva Motor Show kicked off the period with the announcement of the 2012 European Car of the Year. The Chevrolet Volt and the car's Denizen relation, the Opel Ampera, earned top honors this period trouncing out six different finalists including the Citroën DS 5, Fiat Panda, Ford Focus, Range Rover Evoque, Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Up!.

A window of 59 books from 23 European countries was tasked with selecting the 2012 European Car of the Year and the Volt/Ampera came out on top with 330 points. This put the object healed forward of the Volkswagen Up! With 281 points and the Ford Focus with 256 points.

Susan Docherty, Chevrolet President and Managing Supervisor for Continent, commented on the win. "Our car demonstrates that electric driving can be fun and tried without ever conciliatory the owners' lifestyle. It is a big time for us and a purity to undergo this awarding from Aggregation's star commission of automotive journalists." Source: Solon Motors

Although the Chevy Volt has conventional censorious éclat, including the World Green Car of the Year 2011 and Northeast American Car of the Year 2011 designations, income of the range-extended electrified container are lagging here in the United States. Unspecific Motors has actually prefabricated the determination to halt production of the Volt for conquer weeks so that dealerships can transact the unnecessary stocktaking.

Sales assemblage from across the lake is improved, though. Yesterday Opel reported that it had already received roughly 7,000 orders for the Opel Ampera, far exceeding initial expectations. The organization’s income target for the assemblage is 10,000 units and Industrialist is already fortunate on its way towards breakfast this end.