Former GM plant set to make electric cars....increase of 1000 employees in Delaware

[Peacetrain]

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/companies/fisker_gm/index.htm?postversion=2009102712

Former GM plant set to make electric cars

Fisker Automotive to employ up to 2,000 workers at recently shuttered Delaware facility. $40,000 electric vehicle set to debut in 2012.



NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Electric carmaker Fisker Automotive said Tuesday it is buying an old General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., and plans on making up to 100,000 vehicles a year at the recently shuttered facility.

"This is a major step toward establishing America as a leader of advanced vehicle technology," Henrik Fisker, Fisker's chief executive, said in a statement. "Wilmington is perfect for high quality, low volume production and will soon be the proud builder of world-class, fuel-efficient Fisker plug-in hybrids."

Until July, the plant had employed over 1,000 workers making Pontiac, Saturn and Opel sports cars for General Motors. GM closed the facility as part of its corporate restructuring.

[uponit7771]

1. Rec, 40k for the Yota Coralla sized Volt is a little much for me but for Series Electric it's

...worth it if it can be built in mass quantities cheaper no doubt

[Peacetrain]

2. Like anything.. the newest is the most expensive. as they are mass

produced the costs will start to go down quickly! Just think of what you paid for your first computer, and how slow it was.. and what you pay now :)

[Clio the Leo]

3. I will buy one and trick it out like this....

.... and anyone who doesn't like it can kiss it! :evilgrin:

[Lance_Boyle]

4. Can 1000 people even fit into Delaware simulataneously? n/t

[vaberella]

5. *Woohoo* Peacetrain...this is the start of the whole plan.

[Peacetrain]

9. I know, I know..

and not a day too soon :)

[n2doc]

6. They'd better get those prices down

They are not going to keep that many people occupied for long building a few hundred cars for the people rich enough (and willing to live with the car's limitations) to buy them. They have competition from Tesla in this area as well.

Get it to 30-40K, people will buy those. Get it below 30K, people will buy in droves.

[and-justice-for-all]

7. That car is hot! nt

[eppur_se_muova]

8. FOX is already on this story ... by which I mean they're attacking it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6848841&mesg_id=6848841#

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6848851&mesg_id=6848851#

[IndianaGreen]

10. Photo of Fisker Karma

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091021/carnews/910219988/car-pictures&template=photo

[Peacetrain]

11. Wow, that is a stunner