It’s not low sales it’s dropping sales. They went from over 5,000 a month to 2000 a month in 2018.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2019, at 6:43 AM, Tom Keenan via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > The article mentions low sales for the Sonic as a reason for possible end of > production of the Sonic. Oddly, the monthly and yearly sales numbers of both > the Bolt and Sonic are relatively similar - less than 2,000 each most months, > and less than 20,000 each for 2018. > > Tom Keenan > >> On Jan 22, 2019, at 8:07 PM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> % Bolt EV is based of Sonic ice, both are made at same plant % >> >> http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2019/01/chevy-sonic-could-be-next-as-gm-kills-off-slow-selling-passenger-cars/ >> Chevy Sonic Could Be Next as GM Kills Off Slow-Selling Passenger Cars >> Jan.18, 2019 Paul A. Eisenstein >> >> [image >> http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2017-Chevrolet-Sonic-sedan.jpg >> The Sonic (ice) sedan in a sporty RS trim level as well, including blacked >> out wheels, wasn't enough to jumpstart sales. >> ] >> >> Several more plants also on endangered list. >> >> The Chevy Sonic is limping along and appears ripe to be discontinued by GM. >> >> >> In the northern Detroit suburb of Orion Township, one of General Motors’ >> assembly plants is hanging on by a thread. The factory is barely running on >> one shift and, were it not for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, might have been a >> fourth plant on the list of assembly lines GM said it would shut down last >> November. >> >> The automaker has actually increased production of the all-electric Bolt in >> recent months, but demand for the Chevrolet Sonic, the other model rolling >> off the line there has dropped to less than 2,000 a month, barely enough to >> bother, it seems. >> >> >> The Last Word! >> >> TheDetroitBureau.com first warned that the subcompact Sonic was on the >> endangered list in April 2017 and now, it seems, its fate may be sealed. The >> Wall Street Journal is reporting Sonic’s days are numbered, though a >> spokesperson for Chevy says that, at least for now, there is nothing formal >> to be announced. >> >> Chevy had high hopes for the Sonic when it launched the small car in 2012 as >> a replacement for the old Aveo. It was one of several small models, along >> with the even more Lilliputian Chevrolet Spark, targeted at buyers on a >> budget and struggling with gas prices that had surged as high as $4 a >> gallon. To justify building the two models in the States, rather than Korea >> or Europe, GM had asked for and received concessions from the United Auto >> Workers Union that added up to hundreds, even thousands of dollars a >> vehicle. That was major news on products with only the slimmest of profit >> margins. >> >> Initially, the Sonic seemed to fare reasonably well, by 2014 sales peaking >> at just over 93,000. Last year, however, they barely topped 20,000, And with >> the economy reasonably strong, while gas prices are hovering just below $2 a >> gallon in much of the country, Sonic has become little more than an >> afterthought for buyers – especially with reasonably affordable alternative >> in the crossover category, such as the Chevrolet Trax. >> >> >> The only reason Chevy didn’t kill off the Sonic earlier, according to one >> well-placed source who spoke to TheDetroitBureau.com, is that it could fill >> in the gaps on the line between Chevrolet Bolt EVs. But with sales of the >> electric vehicle gaining momentum it’s become less and less necessary to >> keep the Sonic rolling at the Orion plant, too. >> >> Were it not for the importance of the Bolt as Chevrolet’s first all-electric >> model, the bowtie brand might simply abandon it, too, shuttering the >> suburban plant, as well. >> >> >> GM already is set to close three assembly plants – one in Detroit, one in >> Lordstown, Ohio, and a third in Oshawa, Ontario – as well as two component >> plants. All told, more than 14,000 workers will be impacted by those >> closings, as well as a cutback of white-collar staff. >> >> Six passenger car models will drive off into the sunset, meanwhile, >> including three other Chevy products: the compact Cruze, the Volt plug-in >> hybrid and the full-size Impala sedan. Add to the list Cadillac’s CT6 and >> XTS sedans, and the midsize Buick LaCrosse. >> >> At least a few more GM plants are considered at risk, according to industry >> analysts, including one near Michigan’s capital city Lansing, one in Bowling >> Green, Kentucky, and another in Fairfax, Kansas. >> >> Officially, GM has only said that it has “unallocated” product that had been >> built in the Detroit-Hamtramck, Oshawa and Lordstown factories. Technically, >> that means they could stay open if new products move in to replace vehicles, >> like the Cruze, that are being dropped. That will be one of the key demands >> from the UAW when it begins negotiating a new, four-year contract with GM >> next summer. >> >> GM CEO Mary Barra earlier this week indicated new products are coming – >> including an all-electric Cadillac that brand teased during a preview ahead >> of the North American International Auto Show’s opening. >> >> But Barra quickly dashed hopes that those upcoming products could save the >> three plants closing this year. “We need to make sure that we keep the >> capacity utilization up at other plants that we’re still working to >> improve,” Barra said, referring to the Lansing, Bowling Green and Fairfax >> facilities. >> [© thedetroitbureau.com] >> >> >> + >> https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/14/enterprising-tesla-model-3-owner-adds-automatic-trunk-frunk-opening/ >> Enterprising Tesla Model 3 Owner Adds Automatic Trunk & Frunk Opening >> January 14th, 2019 The Model 3 swept onto the electric vehicle (EV) scene >> with a promise of delivering a long range, affordable EV. 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