An article in the January 8, 2011, Wall Street Journal, "I'm Not a car Guy : on the Road With the New Man at GM's Wheel," in part describes the efforts by the new CEO, Dan Akerson, to sell more Chevrolet hybrids. " In one meeting, when Mr. Akerson asked executives how many more of the 41,000 Volts they could sell, the answer he got from the heads of U.S sales and Chevy sales was that a lower price would help." He then asked the engineers who were present at the meeting , "How fast can you take 10.000 out of the cost?