The temporary halt in the pro-duction of the Chevy Volt isn't a sign that the Volt is dead or that electric cars are disappearing, but rather that Gener-al Motors executives must now separate the Volt's hype from its real value in the marketplace. The five-week shutdown, announced on March 2, occurred after the giant automaker saw that it wouldn't meet its earlier forecasts of 45,000 in annual sales for the Volt, and that its inventory levels were rising too fast. "We made the move to keep the proper inventory levels and to match production to demand," GM spokesman Randy Fox told Design News. "But we have no intention-none what-soever-to pull the plug."
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