Fisker Automotive will acquire General Motors Corp.’s Wilmington Assembly plant in Delaware, and plans to begin producing hybrid vehicles there in late 2012. A letter of intent has been signed with Motors Liquidation Co. (the successor to GM) to purchase the Wilmington location for $18 million after a routine four-month evaluation period.
October 2009
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Wed 28 Oct 2009
Wed 28 Oct 2009
Budding US hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive will reopen a shuttered General Motors plant in Delaware to build fuel-efficient, plug-in cars, the White House announced Tuesday.
Wed 28 Oct 2009
Calif. startup to reopen Del. plant that employed hundreds from Maryland A hybrid-car maker plans to reopen the shuttered General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., that employed several hundred Marylanders, igniting hope of new job opportunities for the laid-off workers.
Tue 27 Oct 2009
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will announce Fisker Automotive will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at a former General Motors plant near Wilmington, Del.
Sun 25 Oct 2009
Detroit 3 headlines: Ford, U-M work on new hybrid
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Ford Motor Co. said last week that it is working with the University of Michigan to help develop its next-generation hybrid car. Researchers are analyzing data from 2,500 road trips to determine how the internal electronic controls of hybrid vehicles can be modified to improve fuel efficiency and make the cars more fun to drive.
Sun 25 Oct 2009
David Saratt of Poplar Bluff and his dad will be hosting a hybrid car demonstration Saturday evening at the Farmington Community Civic Center. Pictured is Saratt with his car hooked up to the hydrogen and oxygen seperator that will be demonstrated Saturday. - Daily Journal photo by Maridee Lawson
Fri 23 Oct 2009
Honda Motor president Takanobu Ito has confirmed the launch of a hybrid car in Thailand, although he did not disclose which model and when it would be sold.
Thu 22 Oct 2009
Toyota to launch hybrid car ‘Prius’ in India early next year
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The world’s largest car maker, Toyota, on Wednesday said it will launch its hybrid car ‘Prius’ in India early next year.
Thu 22 Oct 2009
Toyota’s hybrid car ‘Prius’ to be launched in India
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Tokyo, Oct 21 (PTI) The world’s largest car maker, Toyota, today said it will launch its hybrid car ‘Prius’ in India early next year.
Thu 22 Oct 2009
ROCKVILLE, MD–(Marketwire - October 21, 2009) - MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct’s new report “Clean Technology Series: Global Hybrid Electric Car Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015,” to their collection of Electric Vehicles market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/redirect.asp?progid=67618 …