That’s because it’s a piddling amount for a mass market production vehicle.
Success for something new, and just being introduced is measured differently. And remember, this is only it’s first year. Also, the market is changing away from these kinds of cars. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Jan 23, 2019, at 4:43 AM, Tom Keenan via EV <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > 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 <[email protected]> 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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