SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PREMIER Mike Rann has called on Holden to build an electric version of the Cruze at its Elizabeth assembly plant.

Although he didn’t specify a desired timeframe, Rann said that such a move would strengthen the local car industry.
“Because the Cruze has the same architectural base as GM’s new Volt, it is technologically possible [...]

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GENERAL MOTORS HAS begun pumping out the first batch of pre-production Chevy Volts, cars which will be used for a wide range of testing, troubleshooting and safety certification over the coming months.

To date, the only Chevrolet Volts we’ve seen have been hand-built prototypes based on the Cruze and Chevy Malibu, which are, of course, not [...]

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The first version is still yet to go on sale, but engineers at General Motors are already hard at work developing the second and third generations of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.

With the first Volt still over twelve months away, GM has decided to start work on successive generations of the car in an attempt [...]

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Holden took advantage of the spotlight during its presentation at the Melbourne International Motor Show, revealing the first images of the Volt as it is likely to appear when it hits Aussie roads.

Essentially a rebadged, right-hand-drive version of the now well-known Chevy Volt, the Holden Volt will offer the same 64 kilometre range as its [...]

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