Some Chevy dealers spurn Volt allocation

GM had hoped to sell about 10,000 Chevy Volts last year. The actual figure: 7,671.

By:

Mike Colias

January 23, 2012 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Some Chevrolet dealers are turning down Volts that General Motors wants to ship to them, a potential stumbling block as GM looks to accelerate sales of the plug-in hybrid.

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