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Khatir Soltani
Automotive expert

" Local Motors Begins Taking Reservations for its First Community-Designed Car, the Rally Fighter "

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On July 15, Local Motors will begin taking reservations for the Rally Fighter

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The Rally Fighter will be built in limited production in unique, regional Micro-Factories. The first Micro-Factory will be built in Phoenix, Arizona and will create 50 new, high-paying jobs--great news for our American automotive industry. Local Motors will soon announce cars for several more regions around the United States, and aims to eventually build 25-50 Micro-Factories catering specifically to car enthusiasts in local regions. This local car company is aiming to create 2,500 new automotive jobs nationwide in the next few years.

"We are passionate about American automotive. We want to bring the fun and pride back and we will do it one region at a time," says Rogers.


Because they are local, Local Motors is able to offer a unique "Build Experience" with every vehicle purchase. Customers are invited to join experts in the regional Micro-Factory to build their own car. The program is customized for both the novice and the pro, and crafted specifically for car lovers. "Local Motors customers get the whole experience" says Mike Pisani, Vehicle Engineer and Car Builder, "They help design and develop the car they want, then they build it and in the process learn everything they need to know to maintain it. The Rally Fighter is not a disposable appliance, they are limited edition; only 3,000 will every be built. This is a car and an experience you can keep with you for a lifetime."

You do not have to be a part of the community to buy the Rally Fighter. And if you don't want to do your own maintenance, the Local Motors Micro-Factory doubles as a service station. Pisani says they plan to go so far as to pick vehicles up from customers' homes, take them to the Micro-Factory for service, and return them -- yet one more element of the innovative Local Motors ownership experience.

To reserve your Rally Fighter and an early build date, go to http://www.local-motors.com/RF after 12pm on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009. If you are fast you might just be one of the first 20. But you'd better be fast. John Domolky, Sales Director for Local Motors says, "People are already calling in, trying to buy their number." The first production Rally Fighter Build Experiences will begin in the Fall of 2010.




photo:Local Motors