You’ve got to hand it to General Motors: even though the Chevrolet Volt is currently in the middle of a formal fire investigation by the NHTSA, it looks like it can still generate good publicity out of it.
Cooperating with the safety agency to look into the lithium-ion battery issue was to be expected, but providing free loaners to Volt owners who have “fire anxiety” (even though all incidents involved crashed test cars), isn’t something you take for granted.
President of General Motors North America Mark Reuss is sending a letter to all current Volt owners informing them on the free loaner. Moreover, they’ll also receive a follow-up call from a GM employee who will be available for the duration of their ownership with the car to assist them with any problems – GM calls him/her the “Volt Advisor”
But giving any GM car as a loaner to the aforementioned owners is really shrewd. Yes, you read that correctly, any GM car even a Corvette!
“Theoretically if you wanted to get into a Corvette, the customer’s Volt Advisor will work to get them into one,” GM spokesperson Greg Martin told Jalopnik. “Obviously the intent of this program is not to provide a long-term Corvette test drive, but our priority is to make sure the customer is satisfied.”
On the other hand, Martin says that he’s not expecting many Volt owners to request cars like the Corvette ZR1 or Camaro SS because the kind of person who buys a Volt is eco-conscious and not really interested in high-powered sports cars.
A shame, really: even if you’re an advocate of all things “green” and eco-friendly, if you could choose any vehicle from GM’s vast stable, wouldn’t you at least be curious what all the fuss about these irresponsible gas-guzzlers is about?
Story References: Jalopnik
