Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt Post June Sales

Electric Car News | | July 2, 2011 at 2:03 am

Volt Leaf Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt Post June SalesSales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF reached a new high, with 1,708 units delivered in June, while GM while sold 561 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids, up from 481 sold in May.

Nissan has sold for 3,875 units in 2011, or total of 3,894 LEAFs in the United States since it began shipping them in December.

Meanwhile, GM has sold 2,745 Chevrolet Volts in 2011 or 3,071 units since launching late last year. GM says this is because it sent 300 Volts to dealers as test vehicles in a move to gain exposure for the vehicle and to boost brand perception.

GM said it would build 16,000 of the Chevrolet Volts this year to meet the global demand and that it would expand sales of the Volt to all 50 states by the end of the year. Nissan has said 20,000 people have put down $99 deposits to be put on a waiting list for the car. Japan’s second-largest carmaker, aiming to be the world’s largest seller of electric cars, expects to deliver as many as 12,000 LEAF electric cars to U.S. customers this year.

The Nissan LEAF has a $32,780 base price while the Chevrolet Volt starts at $41,000. Both cars also are eligible for a federal tax credit that will cut their prices by $7,500.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UHK7IA7HLWHMVVUEGH2SKQKGHY nos

    Here we are at the end of the first half of 2011. Electric cars sold: 3875 Leafs to 2745 Volts.

    Looks like we know who’s winning this race. More important is the reality that Americans do not care about the Volt. Sales of Volts for the second half of the year will probably total about 3,600, for a full-year total of about 6,350.

    But GM said it would build 16,000 Volts. In other words, the car lots will be full of Volts that don’t sell. How will GM unload the excess inventory? The usual way — slash the price. But even at a much lower price, do Americans want these exotic golf carts? Not likely. Moreover, the excess cars will compete with next year’s model, which is unlikely to differ from this year’s model. Hence, the price has to drop a lot, which means GM is back to losing money.

    This year, US vehicle sales are likely to hit 13 million. That means sales of electric cars are just a rounding error.

  • Echo

    I am so happy that Nissan is winning the race. I hate GM for their part in killing the electric car a decade ago. This is karma! Also, I dont see the point of a hybrid, if gas prices continue to rise then the owner is not really saving anything. Well, i guess if they are driving more then 100 miles a day then fine. My next car will be electric! I cant wait!