Volts just as Teslas are sold with huge losses.
I don't think GM likes 1e06 Volts sold, it would bankrupt them.
Nope, and Nope.
1) Tesla makes an average of 24% on each and every vehicle sold. The losses come from investing more than that profit into growth.
2) GM/Opel make huge losses on the Bolt/Opel Ampera-e because they produce it in homeopathic quantities. If the volume would go up to 1e6/Y, many things would happen to reduce the costs, and make that a profitable business:
- High dilution of fixed costs
- Better sourcing agreements, especially for batteries -> much cheaper battery
- redesign of the car to produce it at a lesser cost
- every year, the cost of batteries drom 25-30% anyway.
etcetcetc...
This will all happen next year as EVs are now seriously taking off due to financial, market pressure, and regulations on emissions.