The Grand Rapids Press 03/06/12 Michael Wayland
“Chevrolet Volt named Car of the Year in Europe”
The Chevrolet Volt, which sells as the Opel Ampera in Europe, is the European 2012 “Car of the Year," according to judges at the Geneva International Motor Show.
The vehicles emerged as the joint overall winner in a field of seven finalists
The selection criteria applied by the judges were based on attributes such as design, comfort, performance and especially innovative technologies as well as efficiency.
The European award comes days after GM said it would halt production of the Volt at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant for five weeks due to lack of demand; and just over a month after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed an investigation into the vehicles’ batteries catching fire during testing.
The Volt previously has won numerous other international awards, including the “World Green Car of the Year 2011” and the “North American Car of the Year 2011” award.
Common Sense Review
This news of the Chevy Volt winning European award as sale fail, fall right in line with the rest of the news of the day. The great civil European countries bail each other out from failed national programs to keep the appearance of civility. Yet the bailouts are failing, to which countries beg for more.
The idea that perception is reality is a falsehood. This is as ignorant as Pres. Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize within the first few months of his presidency …
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