GM plans to bring to the European market a family of electric cars built on its
E-Flex architecture. The EV invasion will be led by the already famous
Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid (pictured). Since the car will be pretty expensive and the
Chevrolet is not considered a top notch marque here in Europe,
GM will have to sell the
Volt under the
Opel brand.
Talking to Automotive News Europe back in May,
GM Europe's president Carl Peter Foster confirmed that during the initial phase the electric-powered
Opel Volt will be built in the United States. The plugin hybrid would then be exported to Europe at a price, which will be about €10,000 higher than that of a similarly powered car. Later, the electric car's production will be moved to Germany.
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