Ampera orders race past 7,000 mark

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Plug-in hybrid well on track to achieving sales target of 10,000 for 2012

Over 7,000 orders have already been taken for the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera, putting the plug-in hybrid on course to outstrip its American cousin, the Chevrolet Volt. General Motors subsidiary Opel announced...

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