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http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Henderson said the company's new launch products should do well in future Consumer Reports rankings. (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091030/AUTO01/910300428/1148/AUTO01/GM-CEO-says-Volt-on-track-for-end-of-2010)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2011_Chevroelt_Volt_-_230_mpg_ad.jpgDavid Shepardson - DETROITNEWS (http://www.detroitnews.com) - Oct 30, 2009

If sales are not better and the Volt has many problems - game over --Ed.

General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson told Michigan members of Congress that the automaker must increase market share and said the Chevrolet Volt is on track for production in late November or December 2010.

Henderson also said the company is willing to re-examine the decisions to close a limited number of profitable dealers because of poor scores on other criteria. That could form part of the basis to head off legislation pending before Congress seeking to reverse or prevent more than 2,000 GM and Chrysler Group LLC closings.

In a 40-minute conference call Thursday afternoon with Michigan's two senators and most House members, Henderson said the company is disappointed in its recent rankings by the influential magazine Consumer Reports and vowed to do better, according to congressional aides on the call ... http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091030/AUTO01/910300428/1148/AUTO01/GM-CEO-says-Volt-on-track-for-end-of-2010

Whenever I see this guy talk my confidence in GM goes down a little. He does not exude confidence in the product. I just don't get the feeling that he really believes what he is saying. My guess is that if they say end of 2010 for the volt, then at best mid-late 2011.

Remember, Henderson is a financial guy. I'm not sure I've ever heard one of them sound convincing. :rolleyes:

looks like Gm started talking about the volt before it even existed to LOOK like it would be anything of a threat....the CR-Z that I just heard about last year is going to be on the road before the volt price has even been decided.

Whenever I see this guy talk my confidence in GM goes down a little. He does not exude confidence in the product. I just don't get the feeling that he really believes what he is saying. My guess is that if they say end of 2010 for the volt, then at best mid-late 2011.

:biglol: I wish computer games worked like that. A late 2010 release at the best means December 31, 2010. Usually it means right before Christmas in 2012.

They're talking about commercialization and production just over a year from NOW? Shouldn't they have more working prototypes, including in the hands of the press, by now?

One think I've learned working on large projects over the years: choosing production deadlines based on external business need, rather than the time actually needed to get the product developed, QCed and ready for production, is a certain recipe for disaster. Headline-popping, goodwill-erasing, stock-price-crushing, competition-enabling, management-firing disaster.