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Holden: New Volt EV Ruled Out For Australia, Bolt Unclear

Chevrolet’s all-new electrified Volt will not come to Australia, Holden has confirmed. Speaking with TMR today, Holden spokesperson Kate Lonsdale said that the new model will be built in left-hand-drive only, effectively ruling out an Australian


Chevrolet’s all-new electrified Volt will not come to Australia, Holden has confirmed.

Speaking with TMR today, Holden spokesperson Kate Lonsdale said that the new model will be built in left-hand-drive only, effectively ruling out an Australian launch.

But, don't go running to the tissues just yet, there may yet be a round-about chance for the new Volt in Australia.

If Chevrolet’s GM Europe counterpart Opel builds a new Volt-based Ampera, a right-hand-drive program for UK subsidiary Vauxhall could give the Volt new life here as part of Holden’s plan to take new models from the Opel operation.

For now, though, we can only speculate, and the cost of importing an electric vehicle produced in Germany could again rule out any local potential. 

Today’s news also marks the end of Volt availability in Australia, just about: apart from one demonstrator available in Perth, Holden is now sold out of its allocation.

The end of Volt supply means that sales for 2015 will end at just 10 units, with Holden moving fewer than 300 Volt cars in its three years on the local market. 

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