GM to suspend Volt output in May ahead of changeover

U.S. sales of the Volt sank 19 percent to 18,805 units in 2014. In the first three months of this year, deliveries dropped 48 percent to 1,874 units. (BLOOMBERG)

April 09, 2015 05:00 AM

General Motors will halt production of the 2015 Chevrolet Volt at the end of May to reduce U.S. stockpiles and to prepare to start building a redesigned version of the plug-in hybrid late this summer.

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