2010 Detroit Show: An Electric Cavalcade
Jan 4, 2010
Washington DC January 4, 2010; With federal mileage standards rising, automakers next week will show a fresh group of fuel-efficient vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. According to Automotive News, Ford will unveil the redesigned production Focus, and Honda will show the production versi ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors Kicks Off "Roadster Road Trip" From LA to Detroit
Dec 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES--Tesla Motors is embarking on a 2,700-mile road trip in the all-electric Tesla Roadster â a historic journey to raise awareness about alternative-fuel cars and greet customers nationwide. Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla customers and employees will gather at Teslaâs Los Angeles st ... Continue reading
2010 North American Car Of The Year Nominees
Dec 17, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN CAR AND TRUCK OF THE YEAR NOMINEES By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Good news for GM and Ford came out of a press conference at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit yesterday as four of the six finalist were from the Detroit manufacturers. An exceptionally large group of journalist ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors Opens South Florida Store
Dec 17, 2009
DANIA BEACH, Fla.--Tesla Motors, the only automaker producing highway-capable EVs will open its doors in Dania Beach on Thursday and offer test drives of the worldâs leading electric vehicle throughout the weekend. âSouth Florida is a strong market and strategic base for Tesla,â said Tesla CEO Elon Musk. ... Continue reading
Nov 25, 2009
MONACO--Tesla Motors has opened a regional sales and service center in Monaco on 24 November 2009. The Monaco store, located in the Golden Square of the State, le âCarré dâOrâ, will serve all of Southern Europe. The Monaco store is the third in Europe following stores in London and Munich. Tesla has a ... Continue reading
Advertising Age Names Tesla One of "America's Hottest Brands"
Nov 18, 2009
NEW YORK--Advertising Age selected electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors as one of âAmericaâs hottest brandsâ in a special report highlighting the year's 50 brightest brands and the visionaries behind them. Rather than depending on conventional advertising, Tesla has relied on the quality of its pro ... Continue reading
Dana Develops Industry-First Battery Cooling Technology for Electric Vehicles
Nov 12, 2009
System featured on 2010 Tesla Motors' Roadster Sport MAUMEE, Ohio, Nov. 11 -- Dana Holding Corporation has developed a Long® heat exchanger designed to extend battery life in hybrid and electric vehicles. The technology, the first of its kind, recently debuted on Tesla Motors' 2010 all-electric Roadster Sport. (Logo: ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors to Open Colorado Gallery
Oct 23, 2009
BOULDER, Colo.--Tesla Motors will open a gallery in Boulder on Friday and offer test drives of the worldâs leading electric vehicle throughout the weekend. Colorado is a strong regional market and strategic base for Tesla, the only automaker producing and selling highway-capable EVs. The centennial state aims to b ... Continue reading
Roundarch and Tesla Highlight Next-Generation Driving Experience at Adobe MAX 2009
Oct 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES--Executives and engineers from interactive software pioneer Roundarch and leading electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors will outline the next-generation driving experience at Adobe MAX 2009, one of the worldâs most popular developer conferences. Roundarch, a leader in digital design and implementa ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2009
Exclusive and in-depth coverage of the 63rd Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, the worldâs largest motor show AUTO CENTRAL - September 10, 2009: With just a few days to go before the start of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, which is the unofficial official start of the 2010 major auto show season, TheAutoChannel ... Continue reading
2009 Frankfurt Motor Show: Tesla Delivers 700th Roadster
Sep 15, 2009
FRANKFURT--Tesla Motors delivered its 700th vehicle Tuesday at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where the worldâs leading electric vehicle manufacturer unveiled the production version of the Roadster Sport. Tesla CEO Elon Musk handed the keys to an electric blue Roadster Sport to Lennart Hennig, a German law student in B ... Continue reading
Tesla to Launch Munich Store as Pace of EU Deliveries Accelerates
Sep 9, 2009
MUNICH--Tesla Motors will open a regional sales and service center in Munich on Sept. 10, and the following week senior executives will formally unveil the production version of the Roadster Sport. The Munich store (Blumenstr. 17) will be the first Tesla store in continental Europe. Tesla opened its flagship London sto ... Continue reading
Sep 2, 2009
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Highly regarded Silicon Valley executive Jon Sobel will join Tesla Motors as general counsel and board secretary, starting in late September. Sobel, 45, is currently group president for media of SourceForge, an open source and social media company. There, Sobel spearheaded an innovative business str ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors Hires Audi Executive to Run North American Sales
Aug 31, 2009
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Audi executive John Walker has joined Tesla Motors as vice president for North American sales, effective immediately. Walker, 46, was a rising star at Audi, one of the few automotive companies to remain profitable and sustain robust sales during the recession. The German luxury carmaker promoted Wal ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors Hires Google Strategist to be Vice President of Communications
Aug 31, 2009
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Google executive Ricardo Reyes will join Tesla Motors as vice president for communications, starting in mid-September. Reyes, 35, is head of global communications and public affairs at YouTube, one of the premier destinations online and a subsidiary of Google. He previously handled litigation, compe ... Continue reading
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