Comments on Flint Expatriates: Flint Maps: Chevy Cruze and Volt Manufacturing

Very cool map! But note that all the Volt dies wer...

2009-10-23T21:05:36.882-07:00

Very cool map! But note that all the Volt dies were not built in Flint. Many, if not most, came from Grand Rapids.

Nissan's "Leaf" gets 367MPG and will be out about ...

2009-10-18T18:25:09.776-07:00

Nissan's "Leaf" gets 367MPG and will be out about the same time as the Cruze and Volt, which gets 230MPG.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/gm-chevy-volt-gets-230-mpg/

As you know, yuppies and hippies don't buy Chevrolet cars. And few people I know have $45,000 sitting around for a new car anyway.

These will be the most colossal duds ever - perhaps bigger than the Edsel - and just more ammunition for GM to close its last door on Flint for good.

Based on the pic above it looks more like a Cavali...

2009-10-16T06:41:11.134-07:00

Based on the pic above it looks more like a Cavalier when they decided to make it look sporty.

I'm noticing with these new car designs, the doors...

2009-10-16T05:59:50.261-07:00

I'm noticing with these new car designs, the doors come up so high that the blind spots are more frequent. I won't buy a car unless I can see out of it.

That aside, I hope they sell, for Flint's sake.

Thanks for the map of the four factories associate...

2009-10-15T20:24:27.102-07:00

Thanks for the map of the four factories associated with the Volt and Cruze. Looks like the two that overlap each other--on Bristol just west of Van Slyke--is the Chevy metal fabricating plant. My dad worked there (retired from there, actually).

I worked just up Van Slyke, at was then the V-8 plant (although my area made four-cylinder engines).

It's a kick to see some signs of industrial life stirring.

Steve Vivian