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    Fisker to buy GM plant in Delaware
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    The company made the announcement at an event at the former GM plant in Wilmington; Vice President Joe Biden, who represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate, attended. "While some wanted to write off America's auto industry, we said 'No.' We knew that we needed to do something different -- in Delaware and all across the nation ... We understood a new chapter had to be written, a new chapter in which we strengthen American manufacturing by investing in innovation." Last month, Fisker won a $529 million Energy Department retooling loan that made the purchase of the factory possible. Full Article at Detroit News Online
    While some wanted to write off America's auto industry, we said 'No.' We knew that we needed to do something different -- in Delaware and all across the nation ... We understood a new chapter had to be written, a new chapter in which we strengthen American manufacturing by investing in innovation.
    Joe Biden – Joe Biden SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
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Fisker to buy GM plant in Delaware
  1. engineering on Project NINA has already begun
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  2. This is a big day for Wilmington, a big day for the creditors in this case and, I believe, a good day for America
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  3. It gives me great pride to give UAW Local 435 workers the opportunity to partner with Fisker Automotive to create a greener America by building a plug-in hybrid car that will compete globally
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago

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