UK's Vauxhall Volt to cost $7000 less than US' Chevy Volt

hahahaah yehh, it's not very life changing if i have to wait two years before it changes my life =___+ and 20000pound to aud is around 43k atm... i'm paying 43k for a car that only does around 100km? why would i want to spend 43k on this crappy car that doesn't really go far when i can buy...oh i dunno... a second hand lancer evo?

It goes more then 100km. It still has a highly efficient gas engine in it.

whoops, my bad... i was only looking at the electric engine alone. 350-450miles... that works out to be... approximately 550km-720km? that's a pretty good mileage but what's stopping me from getting say... a honda civic? *does some more maths* TWO honda civics? O_o

If your worried about price, get a base Cobalt... it handles better, has more power, and gets better mileage then the base Civic.

Uh, please pass the ChapStick? They won't go out of business. This may be a wonderful opportunity for them. They aren't the only manufacturer to have ever done badge engineering, they've just probably done more poorly-executed examples of it than anyone else. Their marketing homework supported the strategy for different buyers. I just think these buyers are dying off. As I read about Saab's headlines, I can't help but wonder whether there just aren't too many brands. Every now and then a manufacturer revitalizes or invents a new segment; otherwise, they all are producing entries for the same segments. While the global economy can open new markets, manufacturers also need to invest to expand into these markets to compete with familiar competitors in new venues. Wake me up in four years. Hopefully there will be fun, eco-friendly, comfortable cars that we'll want to buy and not just jelly-bean shaped guilt pods.