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1424 Bolts & 983 Volts as we were all expecting this.
Those numbers will be breadcrumbs compared to Tesla sales in a few months. Maybe if GM improved the interior a little and offered things like adaptive cruise control or some kind of autonomous driving features it would increase sales. I still feel like GM is using the 2017, 2018 and maybe 2019 Bolt models as a "beta" model even though they're not listed as such.1424 Bolts & 983 Volts as we were all expecting this.
All new car platforms are beta in their firs few year regardless whether its an EV. But yes chevy cruise is built on Autonomous Drive. There is one production line dedicated for the AV carsThose numbers will be breadcrumbs compared to Tesla sales in a few months. Maybe if GM improved the interior a little and offered things like adaptive cruise control or some kind of autonomous driving features it would increase sales. I still feel like GM is using the 2017, 2018 and maybe 2019 Bolt models as a "beta" model even though they're not listed as such.
The Bolt February sales number is already only about 60% of the Tesla Model 3 number (1424 vs 2485). As others have posted, GM may simply not be interested in selling more than 25k-30k Bolts per model year. Notably, Bolt February sales are way below the monthly sales numbers in the last few months of 2017. I don’t see any real trend indicating sales growth, as one would expect for a new model with healthy demand and ample supply.Those numbers will be breadcrumbs compared to Tesla sales in a few months. Maybe if GM improved the interior a little and offered things like adaptive cruise control or some kind of autonomous driving features it would increase sales. I still feel like GM is using the 2017, 2018 and maybe 2019 Bolt models as a "beta" model even though they're not listed as such.
T25, I am really hoping we see the things you mentioned in 2019. Especially a fix for the front seat issue. It would be silly for GM to ignore all the negative spin on that one. I think some type of adaptive cruise should also be there if they want to keep stride with what Nissan is offering. The 2018 can likely hold its own considering the range difference between the Bolt and Leaf, but that won't be the case in 2019.Maybe if GM improved the interior a little and offered things like adaptive cruise control or some kind of autonomous driving features it would increase sales.
Maybe a Cadillac version with Super Cruise...The Buick version of the Bolt will be out as a 2019 model, and I would expect the interior to be much improved, and maybe we’ll even get adaptive cruise control. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for any autonomous driving capability.
Can't speak for Texas, but they are here in Virginia. Our local Chevy dealer ordered and sold two in 2017. They have two new 2018s on the lot now. One of the big dealers, in Richmond, that treated us like dirt when we went in for a scheduled test drive, a year ago, still has some 2017s left. My heart bleeds for them.My understanding is that the 2018 is not yet out.
The unit below was ordered / bought in Nov '17... and is an 18 model.My understanding is that the 2018 is not yet out.
So these numbers are late production 2017 models.
I agree completely that sales could be much much higher if dealers stocked or even offered the Bolt. The "nationwide rollout" was pushed back many months. For example here in Michigan I was told the Bolt would be in showrooms late 2016, then pushed back to Q1 2017, then to "we have no idea, Chevy doesn't communicate with us".I think the number would have been higher if all the dealers selling them had inventory.
As an example, my dealer which had the largest inventory of Bolts in the state, has been sold out since last December 15th.
I have not seen the 2018's on the lot yet.
So he has nothing to sell.
Yet in central Florida last week, I saw 6 2017 Bolts still for sale at one dealer.
That one dealer has more Bolts in inventory than the 4th largest city in the country.
Something wrong with that...
Availability for dealers is based on that dealership's sales. A small volume dealer simply won't receive large allocations compared to a large volume one.I agree completely that sales could be much much higher if dealers stocked or even offered the Bolt. The "nationwide rollout" was pushed back many months. For example here in Michigan I was told the Bolt would be in showrooms late 2016, then pushed back to Q1 2017, then to "we have no idea, Chevy doesn't communicate with us".
Late 2017 came and just a couple MI dealers had Bolts. One Detroit dealer had to bring the cars in from California. A couple other dealers that listed Bolt's sold them instantly before I could see the car. My dealer blamed Chevy for only allocating them 1 Bolt for all of 2017 (I got it). I don't know if the super low availability of Bolt's in Michigan is by design, or because dealership do not want to show or support the car.
So my question would be:
1) Is Chevy purposefully keeping this a hard to get, low production, compliance car?
or
2) Are the low sales due to extremely poor nationwide dealer support of the Bolt? (the dealers do not want to stock or sell the Bolt)
or
3) Will the Bolt only sell in low numbers until fast DC charging infrastructure exists?
Typically one uses year over year sales and not month over month sales. This tends to eliminate variations based on seasonal variations. For example one would expect sales in the latter months of a year to increase as people want to take advantage of the rebates. Buying at the end of the year means the rebate will be returned much sooner than buying at the beginning of the year.The Bolt February sales number is already only about 60% of the Tesla Model 3 number (1424 vs 2485). As others have posted, GM may simply not be interested in selling more than 25k-30k Bolts per model year. Notably, Bolt February sales are way below the monthly sales numbers in the last few months of 2017. I don’t see any real trend indicating sales growth, as one would expect for a new model with healthy demand and ample supply.
The Buick version of the Bolt will be out as a 2019 model, and I would expect the interior to be much improved, and maybe we’ll even get adaptive cruise control. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for any autonomous driving capability.