Home » chrysler

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Posted by Environmental Leader on 29/10/2009

Fisker Automotive, which aims to make a plug-in hybrid sedan for around $40,000, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an idle General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del.Fisker has agreed to pay $18 million for the plant to Motors Liquidation Co. (the liquidator of GM assets), reports American M ...

Automotive Batteries Contracts & Installations Electricity Funding Manufacturing Chrysler Delaware Fisker Automotive General Motors GM Newark Wilmington

---

Chrysler, Ford Seek Green Advances in Vehicles

Posted by Environmental Leader on 27/05/2009

Chrysler, which has operated from bankruptcy since April 30, is seeking another lifeline from the government, as it submits a $448 million plan to accelerate development of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids by 2010. The plan calls for $83 million toward construction of a new technology and ma ...

Automotive Batteries Clean Energy Electricity Products & Planning Recycling U.S. Chrysler Electric Vehicle fleets Ford hybrid study Pike Research plastic bottles plug-in hybrid suede car seats

---

Obama Ousts GM Chief, Requires Better MPG Standards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/03/2009

Increasingly putting its stamp on the U.S. auto industry that has sought bailout funds, the Obama Administration has forced an earlier-than-expected resignation by General Motors chief Richard Wagoner.And as a condition of receiving further bailout funds, the government is pushing Chrysler toward ...

Automotive Compliance Feature Fossil Fuels Policy & Law Chrysler Fiat GM miles per gallon Obama Administration Richard Wagoner

---

Obama: Auto Maker Bailout Funds Tied to Restructuring, Emissions Cuts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 27/03/2009

President Barack Obama is expected to make a decision in late March about a possible bailout for the financially troubled U.S. auto industry, reported the Legal Newsline. Automotive companies may get taxpayer help if they agree to restructure their businesses and employ stricter emissions regulat ...

Automotive Emissions Government Major Players Policy & Law U.S. Bailout Barack Obama Chrysler Emissions Regulators epa Fuel-Efficient Cars General Motors GHG emissions Obama Task Force

---