Pontiac Solstice

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The Game Land (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Pontiac Solstice car coloring game.

Fisker buys former Pontiac and Saturn factory from GM

Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Fisker Automotive, a company that plans to begin selling an advanced plug-in hybrid luxury sedan next spring, agreed to buy the former General Motors assembly facility in Wilmington, Del., for $18 million. The Wilmington plant was used to make the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky roadsters. Fisker said it was interested in the plant because of its size and its proximity to rail lines and a port. The...

Officially Official: Fisker buys GM's Wilmington Delaware plant

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery In Wilmington, Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker for the official announcement about the purchase of General Motors' closed plant there . Fisker will re-tool the plant to build...

Fisker buys GM plant for $18 million, will build Chevy Volt competitor

eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

As reported yesterday, Fisker Automotive confirmed today that it has purchased General Motors’ Wilmington, Delaware plant, which produced that Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice and the Opel GT until July. Fisker said that it has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co., formerly known as the wonderful General Motors Corp. to purchase the Wilmington plant [...]

Officially, official: Fisker buys GM's Wilmington Delaware plant

AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery In Wilmington Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker for the official announcement about the purchase of GM's closed plant there . Fisker will re-tool the plant to build a new more affordable plug-in hybrid sedan to slot...

Fisker Buys GM Plant To Develop Chevy Volt-Killing Mid-Size [I Feel Gassy]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Alongside Vice President Joe Biden , Fisker Automotive executives announced today they'll buy GM's now shuttered Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant to develop " Project NINA ," an "affordable, family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan." So, basically, GM's selling Fisker a factory to develop a Volt-killer. So basically the U.S. government is paying Fisker to buy a shuttered plant from...

Fisker to cannibalize GM plant for plug-in hybrids

VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

There’s no greater sign that the automotive old guard is on the decline than one of the hottest new green car companies buying up its old factories. Irvine, Calif.-based Fisker Automotive is expected to announce plans tomorrow to overhaul a 52-year-old General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del. into a facility to churn out hundreds of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, starting in 2012. Vice president...

Fisker to cannibalize GM plant for plug-in hybrids

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

There’s no greater sign that the automotive old guard is on the decline than one of the hottest new green car companies buying up its old factories. Irvine, Calif.-based Fisker Automotive is expected to announce plans tomorrow to overhaul a 52-year-old General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del. into a facility to churn out hundreds of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, starting in 2012. Vice president...

Fisker to convert a GM plant in Delaware to build plug-in hybrid cars.

BusinessWeek Online -- Auto Beat (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Out with the old, in with the new. California electric-car startup Fisker Automotive will announce plans tomorrow to turn an old General Motors plant in Wilmington (Dell.) into a hybrid electric-car plant. Fisker plans to use the 52-year-old factory to build its $48,000 Project Nina plug-in hybrid starting in 2012. Readers will recall that I have been pretty skeptical about electric cars and high-mileage...

Fisker Close to Sealing Distribute on Elderly GM Flower in Delaware

Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

Fisker Automotive , which has yet to build its first car, is expected to sign . deal to buy GM '. shuttered plant in Wilmington, Delaware that previously built the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to make an appearance in his home state ...

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Report: Fisker to buy Delaware GM plant for Karma production

Leftlane (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

United States Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly make an announcement from his home state of Delaware tomorrow that General Motors’ Wilmington Assembly Plant, which until recently built the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice, will be acquired by Fisker for the production of a plug-in hybrid vehicle. According to numerous media reports, Biden will help Fisker [...]

Fisker Automotive Near Deal to Aquire GM's Wilmington, DE Assembly Plant

All Cars Electric (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009

Now reported widely around the web, Fisker Automotive seems to be near a deal to acquire General Motor's Boxwood Road assembly plant in Wilmington, DE, where GM produced the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice . GM is discontinuing both the Saturn and Pontiac brands. Fisker Automotive intends to build their next hybrid electric ...

Fisker May be Going to Delaware?

Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

Fisker Automotive announced they would be making an announcement on where their next automotive plant would be located this week. But the cat may be out of the bag. (Source: Delawareonline ) The Boxwood Road plant near Newport may be the new site for Fisker. They have toured the plant, idled since GM closed the plant in July. Fisker intends to build as many as 100,000 electric hybrid sedans annually...

Fisker reportedly chooses U.S. location to build lower-cost plug-in hybrid, will announce soon

AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , USA , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Henrik Fisker, co-founder and chief executive of the automaker that bears his name, has said that the company has chosen a location for the U.S. plant to build its next eco-friendly automobile, but he's not yet ready to announce the location. According to the LA Times , Fisker...

Formula DRIFT 2009 Champion Crowned and Round 7: Judgment Day Results;

Range Rover (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009

Long Beach, Calif. – October 17, 2009 – Formula DRIFT entered the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for the final event of the season. Ryan Tuerck takes the Round 7: Judgment Day victory, while Chris Forsberg takes the overall championship and the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize. The Toyota Speedway at Irwindale hosted the final event of the 6th season of Formula DRIFT. The sold out crowd...

Strange News-DeLorean to Save the Pontiac Solstice?

imagine lifestyles | 10/14/2009

Every once in a while, there is a rumor that peaks interest. We hear that the Pontiac Solstice may be spared an obsolete future by none other than DeLorean. Could the “Back to the Future” star save the future of the Solstice? Hmm. This just seems like an altogether odd move, and curiosity is peaked. DeLorean is purportedly seriously interested in salvaging the doomed Solstice, this news coming just...

DeLorean might build its own Pontiac Solstice

habser | 10/11/2009

It’s funny how the DeLorean Motor Company is often described as a brand without a car and the Pontiac Solstice as a car without a brand. With the closure of both Pontiac and Saturn, the small RWD platform is left without a home. GM’s Wilmington , Delaware plant also doesn’t have anything to make.

Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice might be saved

trymi | 05/13/2009

In an unexpected turn of events, General Motors is offering the sale of its facility at Wilmington, Delaware, which produces the Saturn Sky and the Pontiac Solstice , for those who signify an interest in those niche products, thereby providing fans with hope for the models.