Report: Chevrolet Volt production could exceed 60,000 in 2012— Autoblog Green

2011 Chevrolet Volt– Click above for high-res image gallery

Doug Parks,General Motor's global vehicle line executive for electric vehicles, revealed that the automaker's production capacity for theChevrolet Voltis slightly more flexible than we've been led to believe. According to Parks, The General aims to build"10,000 or 15,000"Volts in 2011, followed by up to 60,000 in 2012.

Back in July, GMupped 2012 production capacity from its previous target of 30,000 to 45,000. Speaking to theDetroit Newson the sidelines of the2010 Business of Plugging Inconference, Parks let some production details fly, stating:

Starting in 2012, we'll be in this max rate of 60,000. We have the ability to increase volume and crank that up. We don't have any firm plans yet but we're flexible.

Parks also confirmed that GM is inchingcloser to winning final approval from the EPAand should be able to apply a fuel economy sticker to the Volt's window"within a month."He also notes that the EPA will tag the vehicle's expected electric range with a number between the25- to 50-mile span that GM recently announced, but there's also a slight chance that the final rating could be below the company's long-promised40-mile electric-only range.

Gallery:2011 Chevrolet Volt

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{Source:Detroit News}

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