2011 Chevrolet Volt buyers are...

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery

By the end of May, General Motors had sold 2,184 Chevrolet Volts in 2011. Though far from hitting mass-market volumes, sales of the Volt have reached a point where releasing a buyer profile provides some useful insight into the early adopter crowd. So, without further delay, here's the 2011 Chevy Volt's buyer profile:
  • Sex: Male, 90 percent; female, 10 percent.
  • Education: College degree 80 percent; advanced degree, 45 percent.
  • Driving mode: Electric, two-thirds of the time; gasoline mode, one-third of the time.
  • Trade in vehicle: General Motors vehicle, 14 percent; non-GM vehicle, 86 percent.
  • Chevrolet dealership experience: 33 percent had never before stepped into a Chevy showroom.
  • Installed a 240-volt charger: 50 percent.
  • Vehicle satisfaction: 93 percent "completely" or "very" satisfied.
Of course, with those statistics coming straight from The General, they might be a bit one-sided. With countless reports of price gouging, here's what we'd like to know: what's the Volt's average transaction price. How 'bout you? Anything you'd like answered?


2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt front 3/4 view

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt front 3/4 view

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt rear 3/4 view

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt rear 3/4 view

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt rear view

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt grille

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt fog light

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt side mirror

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt taillight

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt badge

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt charging port

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt charging converter

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt engine

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt engine detail

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt front seats

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt gauge cluster

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt gauge cluster

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt charging info

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt charging info

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt audio controls

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt seat detail

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt door panel

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    • 2011 Chevrolet Volt rear seats

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt

Photos by Zach Bowman / Copyright ©2011 AOL

[Source: General Motors, Automotive News – sub. req.]

Share This Photo X