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REPORT: Fisker looks to 2011 for profits; color us skeptical

Anyone that has watched either the auto industry or technology startups knows how hard it is to achieve profitability. Blend the two together and you more often than not have a recipe for financial disaster. We've seen far more aspiring EV makers go belly up than actually deliver product. Even well-financed companies like Tesla have been on the brink. Aside from Tesla, the other startup with the deepest pockets is Fisker Automotive with money from venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins and others. Fisker hopes to reach profitability ... Read more →

Ford's Jim Farley confident company can sell small cars at a profit

Over the next two years, Ford will have a whole lineup of new smaller cars coming the US market including the Fiesta and global Focus. At a Ford media event today, marketing VP Jim Farley talked to ...

REPORT: Fisker looks to 2011 for profits; color us skeptical 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Anyone that has watched either the auto industry or technology startups knows how hard it is to achieve profitability. Blend the two together and you more often than not have a recipe for financial disaster. We've seen far more aspiring EV makers go belly up than actually deliver product. Even ...

Ford's Jim Farley confident company can sell small cars at a profit 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over the next two years, Ford will have a whole lineup of new smaller cars coming the US market including the Fiesta and global Focus. At a Ford media event today, marketing VP Jim Farley talked to reporters about the plans for those cars. Traditionally, carmakers have had a hard time making money ...



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