8,000 to 60,000 Volts per year

In 2011 GM will produce about 8000 Volts per year at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, eventually lifting production to 60,000 Volts per year.Are you feeling lucky?

Today, as expected, GM announced its investment of $336 million to upgrade its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant for production of the Chevy Volt, bringing GM’s total Volt investment to $700 million.

While greats news for Volt fans, you’ll have to be pretty lucky if you want to buy a Volt when it goes on sale in late 2010. According to the DetroitNews, GM will produce 8,000 Volts in 2011 and eventually increase production to as many as 60,000 Volts per year.

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