We live in the Detroit area so this is pretty big news. We are loosing an assembly plant and a transmission plant a few miles from our house. Its going to be a tough Christmas for a many families around here but it's a way of life for the auto industry.

As for the Volt, I am on my second one and they are probably two of the best cars I have ever owned. That being said, it is probably one of the most misunderstood cars on the road so I understand why they are killing it. I have talked with several GM engineers who don't even know how it works in terms of electric/gas range, etc. I've said it for years, if a GM engineer doesn't know how it works, how will the public ever embrace it? When I first got one, people were always asking "what I would do if I ran out of electricity?" or "It only has a 40 mile range, how can you take it up north?" Now, after 5 years of Volt ownership, I've given up trying to "market" this car or answer any of these questions. In fact, I told a couple of people I have a very long extension cord for "just those occasions" and they kind of nod and seem to accept my answer. People are so ignorant about the Volt, its almost laughable.

The fact of the matter is that people, especially in this town, want their big trucks. The Detroit freeways are littered with F150's, Dodge Ram's and Silverados all going 80mph in any weather conditions barely in control dodging in and out of lanes. I see more 3/4 ton trucks on their roofs in ditches during the winter compared with any other vehicle. My pin hauler is a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. Great truck and assembled well....but its a truck. It drives like a truck, guzzles gas like a truck, accelerates like a truck and MUST be respected when it comes to quick brake stops and bad weather conditions. The Volt's ride is superior, the gas mileage is superior (even when running on the engine) and its a much greater joy to drive IMHO even in the snow.

Volt technology will continue to work its way into other GM products including people's trucks, I just doubt you will see GM try to "explain" the technology to people like they did with this vehicle.