Holy Crap! GM losing $49k on Chevy Volt, more than double what they are selling it for

For just $49,000 you could own you own spontaneous
combustion Chevy VOLT

Holy Crap! GM losing $49k on Chevy Volt, 

more than double what they are selling it for.

 The Right Scoop

This is stunning. I heard Rush mention this on his show earlier today, but I didn’t realize how stupefying this really is:

FOX NEWS – Citing data provided by consulting firm Munro & Associates, Reuters estimates that each one of the ballyhooed pug-in hybrid vehicles is currently costing upward of $89,000 to produce. With a sticker price of just less than $40,000, that makes for a sticker price disaster.

GM denied the estimate, calling it “grossly wrong, in part because the reporters allocated product development costs across the number of Volts sold instead of allocating across the lifetime volume of the program.”

But Sandy Munro told FoxNews.com that he stands behind the number, though he added that it was calculated based on industry standards without any specific inside information about the Volt program.

GM has never released exact numbers on development and production costs for the Volt, in part because many of the components used to make it are shared with other vehicles, including its platform and internal combustion engine. Nevertheless, even before it went into production the automaker admitted that the first generation of the car was not likely to turn a profit.

GM’s response to the Reuters article further states that “every investment in technology that GM makes is designed to have a payoff for our customers, to meet future regulatory requirements and add to the bottom line. The Volt is no different, even if it takes longer to become profitable.”

Even if it only costs $60k to make the car, to sell it for $40k and take a $20k loss is ridiculous. But, what else would we expect from Obama Motors? It’s exactly how he’s running this country.

FORWARD!