GM Offers Loaner Vehicles to Volt Buyers After Battery Fires
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General Motors Co., taking steps to head off a potential backlash against the Chevrolet Volt, offered free loaner vehicles to buyers of the plug-in hybrid while it works with U.S. regulators to prevent battery fires.
The Volt is the subject of a probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after its batteries, supplied by LG Chem Ltd., caught fire in three crash tests conducted by the agency. GM will give any Volt owners a free loaner until the end of investigation, which was announced Nov. 25.