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Nissan, Fisker in advanced talks on investment, partnership - Autoblog Nissan is in advanced talks to invest in electric vehicle maker Fisker in a deal that could provide the Japanese automaker with access to an electric pickup truck while giving the struggling startup a financial lifeline, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The deal could close this month, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because the talks are ongoing and have not been finalized. Terms being discussed include Nissan investing more than $400 million in Fisker's truck platform and building Fisker's planned Alaska pickup starting in 2026 at one of its U.S. assembly plants, one of the sources said. Nissan would build its own electric pickup on the same platform, the source said. Nissan has U.S. assembly plants in Mississippi and Tennessee.

I don't know - much like the "concept" - this thing really doesn't do anything for me. I think my problem stems from how design-wise it seems more like a refresh rather than some leap of design to a next generation. It looks like they took a Challenger front end and grafted it onto a Charger and called it a day.

2024 Dodge Charger revealed: 2-door EV this year, 4-door and inline-6 next year - Autoblog

The key for Maverick was that they leveraged an existing platform and essentially made a new top hat for it. I fully understand BEVs are a whole different animal and require a re-thinking, but I feel they absolutely could fill in some gaps with the "Maverick" approach in the meantime.

What I find crazy is that they were able to very quickly develop/approve Maverick, and that somehow remains the only product to come from that "faster thinking" process - everything else has reverted back to ancient timelines and never-ending delays.

That bottom thing is horrid lol.

I remember the original “E-Max” sketches that came out. Definitely would’ve been a compliance model

FWIW, even he put a ? in his post title over at GMI. So he doesn't even know for sure. I really find it hard to believe they're pushing products back another 2 years.

Bah humbug.

I always enjoyed his information and speculation. The problem was, everything he said was gospel, and even the slightest "Hmm, you sure?" or discussion resulted in a fit on his part.

This would be an absurd decision, IF true (given the source and above commentary, it's a good if). I'm a proponent of making sure a product is right, but when you talk continual shifts in timelines, at a certain point, you'd have to have something out, even if it's not perfect.

So I guess we need to rehash this thread? https://blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/75890-ford-delays-ev-bronco-and-maverick/

Granted I'm at a small company, but we all do what needs to be done - move a monitor, offices, drive a forklift. I get there are lots of layers of bureaucracy in larger companies, but stuff like that seems ridiculous.

The question will be in next-gen models if they include it at all - I think right now, they still are producing the part, so they can offer it through the dealer. I'd imagine with next-gen models, they may not design it from the get-go, therefore, it'll revert to the stick on version.

Don't forget, sir, the 800 articles per post, sir.

remember too back in 07, explorer was BOF, so they offered completely different ride characteristics too

I remember really liking that concept when it came out (I also liked the Retro bird). I'm sure they wouldn't have sold many, but I still think it's a nice looking vehicle.

That article made it seem like a lot of their issues had to do with a new process, and a supplier that had a tough time getting the promised production volume for some key battery components....and sounded like they didn't use a supplier that does that for other EV products.

GM would probably call it the XYZ-123 and then wonder why people don't get excited about the product.

Please.....this is Ford we're talking about. This plan will be cancelled, coming out next week, pushed back to 2050, and out in 3 months by next week.....

Also, when the guy is already talking about a strike for the next contract, it makes it hard to want to side with that guy.

The problem with it was they just graphed the concept's lights onto the current model and pretended it was cool. The funny thing is, they had that Airflow concept which looked nice, and basically ready for production, and scrapped it to make this concept.

Chrysler Halcyon EV concept: Previewing a four-door future? - Autoblog This thing could be from anyone and you'd never know.

I'd imagine they probably have data that says some high percentages that purchase "option package 1" also get "option package 2", so why not bundle them into one single package instead.

Yeah, to me, the Hackett move always seemed like a knee-jerk stopgap move to "catch up" temporarily while Ford worked on its own in-house stuff.