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General Motors Co., fresh out of a tough bankruptcy and mostly known for its trucks and SUVs, wanted to change its image in late 2010 when its Chevrolet Volt, a first-of-its kind plug-in hybrid electric car, hit the road.

While the Volt created a new classification of electric car — aimed to quell range anxiety with its backup gasoline engine — it has faced speed bumps among a wary public. GM will reveal the second-generation Volt on Monday, the first press preview day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Some critics say the Volt hasn't been a success because sales never reached expectations set by former CEO Dan Akerson: He wanted production to hit 60,000 a year by 2012 and GM at one point set a sales goal of 45,000 in 2012. Total U.S. sales since its debut have surpassed 73,000, but 2014 sales of 18,805 fell 18.6 percent from the year before, according to figures released Monday. The all-electric Nissan Leaf, meanwhile, sold 30,200 last year in the U.S., up 33.6 percent from 2013.



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