San Jose wins electric car plant By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley San Jose is aiming to be the capital of clean technology following a $250m (£139m) deal with electric car maker Tesla to base its new factory there. The city beat other contenders to secure a project that will [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Big Three lobby for $25B loan Automakers meet with Congress in hopes of securing funding to help revamp plants amid changing industry. David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Automakers stepped up their lobbying efforts Tuesday to win congressional support for $25 billion in low-interest government loans to retool [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Manny Lopez: Commentary Volt turnaround proves U.S. automakers’ mettle DETROIT — Any questions about what the American auto industry can do were answered Tuesday at the Renaissance Center when a production model of the Chevrolet Volt rolled into the automotive universe. Not that there ever really was a question about what [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Scott Burgess: Commentary Jolting expectations: Inviting electric car is rare example of reality outdoing the concept Sitting behind the wheel of the production version of the Chevrolet Volt, I thought about the concept model and its long elegant lines, giant front end and humongous tires. The real Volt, the electric car [...]
UAW says Detroit 3 hourly buyouts mostly done queryvar=”uaw,says,detroit,3,hourly,buyouts,mostly,done”; Automotive News | September 16, 2008 – 9:15 am EST UAW President Ron Gettelfinger DETROIT (Reuters) — The broad union-negotiated buyouts and early retirement offers to hourly workers at U.S.-based automakers have largely run their course, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today. Thousands upon thousands [...]
Tesla plans Silicon Valley electric car factory queryvar=”tesla,plans,silicon,valley,electric,car,factory”; Automotive News September 17, 2008 – 3:29 am ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — California electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is building a $250 million Silicon Valley plant to produce sedans that will roll onto U.S. highways in late 2010, the company said ahead of a [...]
GOVERNMENT LOANS FOR AUTOMAKERS Amy Wilson and Harry Stoffer Automotive News | September 16, 2008 – 4:10 pm EST WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford said late Tuesday that industry leaders and their allies in Congress are winning the argument that Wall Street turmoil should not interfere with government loans for [...]
GM to Unveil 7-Seat Chevy Orlando Concept in Paris By Ward’s Staff WardsAuto.com, General Motors Corp. will unveil its Chevrolet Orlando concept at the Paris auto show next month, signaling the auto maker’s interest in building a 7-seat, multipurpose vehicle. GM does not provide a timetable for the vehicle but says the concept [...]
