Could a cheaper, entry-level Chevrolet Volt be called “Bolt” when the new plug-in hybrid debuts next year? According to a recent trademark filing discovered by GM Authority , yes, it’s in the cards.
General Motors applied with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week for “Chevrolet Bolt,” and while there’s nothing more to it, “Bolt” plays along with GM’s other electrically themed names, Volt and Spark. Given the timing of the 2016 Volt’s split into two models, including one that will supposedly be sold for $30,000, “Bolt” could be a playful rhyme next to the company’s flagship plug-in. Or it might just be cover in case a Chinese company decides to steal GM’s thunder. At worst, it could make people think of the loose metal bolts coming off of GM cars in the company’s latest spate of recalls. But we digress.
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In the same week, GM also submitted applications for “Sierra Elevation”—which sounds like GMC’s take on the Silverado High Country—and requested to revive the Hummer name for the “portable electric power generators” category. If a Hummer generator wasn’t weird enough, how about a GMC barbecue grill, which GM also applied for last week? Here’s hoping the ignition switch works on that one.
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