gm unvailed the volt con cement at the january 2007 detroit auto show. in june of 2008, the old gm's board of directors approved the volt product for production well before the bankruptcy and the infusion of government funds. the battery story goes back much further in the early 1990s with gm's work on the ev1. drawing on that experience, we engineered the volt to be a winner on the road and in customer's hearts and proud to say the volt is performing exactly as we engineered it. in the first year, it garnered the triple crown of industry awards, motor trend car of the year, automobile magazine automobile of the year, and north american car of the year. volt is among the safest cars on the road earning five stars for occupant safety and a top safety pick with the insurance institute for highway safety. in 93% of volt owners report the highest customer satisfaction with the car, more than any other vehicle and highest ever recorded in the industry. beyond the accolades, the volt's importance to gm and country's long term prospects is far reaching. we germi