• February 15, 2011 MotoIQ Radio Interview with Local Motors
    • September 15, 2011, Trendzona
      Local Motors’ Rally Fighter – Revolution
      “The U.S. Local Motors Company about a year ago caused a sensation when they spoke with a resounding promise that will make economic revolution by introducing its own market and a very different approach to car production.”
    • September 15, 2011, O’Connor Photo
      A great off road vehicle
    • September 15, 2011, HeatSyncLabs
      Local Motors’ Open Source Car – Hot Topics
      “Isaac Olson of Local Motors tells us the plans for the past, present and future of Local Motors’ completely open source car.”
    • September, 2011, Core77
      2011 IDSA International: The Community of We
      “Great examples of this new trend include makerbot’s Thingaverse site, Local Motors’ user-generated car platform, and Lego’s recognition of a successful business opportunity in selling individual parts.”
    • September 9, 2011, GrabCad
      Local Motors Rally Fighter CAD Model
      “You can download the Rally Fighter (after registering). Files include engine, transmission, chassis, body, shocks, wheels/tires and more. This is a great resource from an amazing company.”
    • September 9, 2011, TruckTrend
      Local Motors announces pricing and build experience for the Rally Fighter
      “The Rally Fighter starts at $74,900 and includes a six-day Build Experience. The Build Experience allows you and a friend to build your own Rally Fighter with guidance provided by one of Local Motors’ “Builder Trainers.”
    • September 4, 2011, TopSpeed
      2009-2012 Local Motors Rally Fighter
      “You know those build-your-own kit cars that all of us loved when we were kids? How would you feel if we told you that you could relive those old memories on a real vehicle that’s the definite personification of a bad-ass ride?”
    • September 2, 2011, FinancialTimes
      The brainiest festival of the summer
      “There snoozed Jay Rogers, chief executive of Local Motors, whose aim is to make cars that last so long that they become family heirlooms.”
    • August 24, 2011, Digital Brain News
      DARPA’s XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)
      “Also known as the Experimental Crowd-derived Combat Support Vehicle, DARPA has billed this mean machine as the ‘first crowd-sourced, militarily relevant vehicle design’.”
    • August 24, 2011, Engadget
      DARPA’s XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)
      “Okay, so perhaps the specific color here is up for debate, but one thing is clear: the XC2V FLYPMode is one imposing looking vehicle.”
    • August, 2011, AZFamily,Channel 3
      Local Motors changing the way cars are made
      “…this is the car I always wanted to drive…”
    • June 16, 2011, AZFamily, Channel 3
      Local Motors changing the way cars are made
      “…this is the car I always wanted to drive…”
    • June, 2011, Phoenix Magazine
      Local Motors CEO Jay Rogers
      “Jay Rogers always dreamed of building cars. Now he’s letting everyone else in on the fun with an innovative new startup.”
    • April, 2011, Popular Mechanics
      Local Motors Rally Fighter: PM Exclusive Test Drive
      “The Rally Fighter runs the gnarly 40-mile trail in 3 hours. The time for usual 4x4s? Eight hours.”
    • March, 2011, Off-Road Magazine
      Local Motors Births a Concept
      “What the heck is that thing? We heard that over and over throughout the afternoon…”
    • February 4, 2011, Engadget
      DARPA working with Local Motors to crowd source next generation combat vehicles
      “Our favorite Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected a chassis from crowdsource car designers Local Motors (the same one found inside the company’s Rally Fighter) and is asking civilians of all shapes and sizes to figure out what shape and size the Experimental Crowd-Derived Combat-Support Vehicle will be.”
    • December, 2010, Inc Magazine
      Entrepreneurs we love
      “Because he’s always on the accelerator…”
    • November 6, 2010, TedxPhoenix
      Make
      Cool Cars       Hear Jay Rogers address innovators and world-changers in Mesa, Arizona.
    • November 4, 2010, AutoBlog
      Local Motors puts 5 cars on display
      “Just like it promised, Local Motors has come to the 2010 SEMA show with five ready-to-rock Rally Fighters.”
    • November, 2010, TopGear
      Hanging with the homemade Baja Racer
      “Just keep your head back against the headrest. We are going to fly about 15 feet in the air and travel about 75 feet.”
    • October 4, 2010, Time Magazine
      We
      vs. Me       “For the first time in history,” Macrowikinomics proclaims, “individuals and small businesses can harness world-class capabilities, access markets and serve customers in ways that only large corporations could in the past.”
    • September 24, 2010, Make.com
      A
      World’s Faire for Makers       “Can you build your own car? Jay Rogers of Local Motors explains…”
    • September 23, 2010, Economist
      The wiki way “Local Motors produces bespoke cars for enthusiasts…”
    • September 6, 2010,
      Locallily.com
      Burgers, Cars
      & Welding
      “Okay, maybe not the typical headline for a Local
      Lily post. However you know its local and if burgers and beer are
      involvedIts going to be awesome.”
    • August 19, 2010,
      SEMA.org
      2010
      SEMA Show Awards Breakfast Kicks Off with Car Building Innovator Local
      Motors
      “John B. Rogers Jr., CEO and co-founder of Local Motors,
      will discuss how open sourcing will change automobile production during
      his 2010 SEMA Show New Products Awards Breakfast keynote,”Open
      Innovation, a 21st Century Advantage,” on Tuesday, November 2.”
    • August 9, 2010, metropolismag.com
      IDSA +
      DIY
      “And if his no-nonsense, passionate, confident, and
      intelligent demeanor is any indication of his company’s core values, I,
      for one, am optimistic to its future.”
    • July 29, 2010,
      bizjournals.com
      Local
      Motors opening auto factory in Chandler
      “Local Motors, an unconventional car
      manufacturer, is debuting its new factory to visitors July 31 in
      Chandler.”
    • July 28, 2010, reuters.com
      Entrepreneurs run with crowdsourcing model      “Ultimately what makes crowdsourced business models compelling
      for followers is their ability to level the playing field, allowing
      aspiring creators a shot at developing a product they could never do on
      their own.”
    • July 15, 2010,
      autoblog.com
      Video:
      Local Motors Rally Fighter channels its inner General Lee
      “We
      can’t promise, however, that we won’t try our best to replicate this Bo
      and Luke-worthy stunt.”
    • July 11, 2010,
      examiner.com
      Local
      Motors open house on July 31, 2010
      “Local Motors, an upstart
      player in the automotive market with an intriguing and innovative
      business model will host an open house on Saturday, July 31, 2010.”
    • July 6, 2010, AZCentral.com
      Local
      Motors to host open house
      “An open house at Local Motors, a new
      automobile microfactory in Chandler, is set for 6:30 p.m. July 31, and
      it will be followed by a car show and live music at 8:30 p.m.”
    • June 10, 2010, Thestreet.com
      $10
      Million on Tap for Car-Design Competition
      “Take heart. The
      automotive community offers several competitions for inventors and
      designers looking to nurture their inner Karl Benz.”
    • April 12, 2010, Futurecars.com
      Local
      Motors Pacific Motors Competition Ends, 3 Winners Chosen
      “Three winners have emerged after long rounds of public voting and
      commentary.”
    • April 11, 2010, Popsci.com
      The
      DIY Auto Industry
      “The Rally Fighter from Automotive Start-Up
      Local Motors is a burly, menacing vehicle no major manufacturer would
      ever include in its standard lineup.”
    • March 21, 2010,
      Seriouswheels.com
      2010
      Local Motors Rally Fighter
      It’s one of the most exciting cars
      to hit the road in ages.
    • March 1, 2010,
      Opensource.com
      Acceleration
      for opensource cars?
      The idea of an open source car is just
      awesome, with potential benefits like better fuel-efficiency, faster
      innovation, and safer cars.
    • January 25, 2010 Wired
      Magazine, Wired.com
      In the
      next Industrial Revolution, Atoms are the New Bits
      Several more
      designs are in the pipeline, and the company says it can take a new
      vehicle from sketch to market in 18 months, about the time it takes
      Detroit to change the specs on some door trim.