GM to halt Volt production for five weeks

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- General Motors  GM will halt production of the Chevy Volt electric car for five weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a spokesman. Around 1,300 workers at GM's Hamtramck, Mich. factory where the Volt is built will be out of work between March 19 and April 23, the report said, citing the spokesman. GM sold about 7,700 Volts last year, below its target of 10,000
Meanwhile... the non Union Prius is out and the German Mercedes Benz Electric SmartCar is coming out soon.