Comments on: Local Motors joins trend for crowdsourcing car design http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car-design/ Mass customization and personalization news Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:41:03 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Computation and Design and dynamic identities « finalayout http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car-design/comment-page-1/#comment-67342 Computation and Design and dynamic identities « finalayout Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:51:04 +0000 http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/?p=232#comment-67342 [...] Our next car – http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car... [...] [...] Our next car – http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car... [...]

]]> By: Ariel http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car-design/comment-page-1/#comment-58173 Ariel Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:03:58 +0000 http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/?p=232#comment-58173 That's an interesting article. Thank you for posting the link; I would have missed it otherwise. Local Motors is building cars in JIT fashion - and we are doing it locally. This decentralized made-to-order method is a far cry from old-school automotive, but we think it can work quite well for the our car enthusiast customers. That’s an interesting article. Thank you for posting the link; I would have missed it otherwise. Local Motors is building cars in JIT fashion – and we are doing it locally. This decentralized made-to-order method is a far cry from old-school automotive, but we think it can work quite well for the our car enthusiast customers.

]]> By: Donal Reddington http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car-design/comment-page-1/#comment-58139 Donal Reddington Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:29:10 +0000 http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/?p=232#comment-58139 Thanks for the feedback Ariel. There seems to be a growing view that a new business model is needed for the automotive sector in the U.S.: http://seekingalpha.com/article/110704-can-the-u-s-auto-industry-be-saved Thanks for the feedback Ariel. There seems to be a growing view that a new business model is needed for the automotive sector in the U.S.: http://seekingalpha.com/article/110704-can-the-u-s-auto-industry-be-saved

]]> By: Ariel http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/business/local-motors-joins-trend-for-crowdsourcing-car-design/comment-page-1/#comment-58132 Ariel Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:21:13 +0000 http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/?p=232#comment-58132 I think you're right! More and more companies will utilize the direct customer-connection made possible by crowdsourcing. Local Motors was launched in late March of 2008; Project Splitwheel was launched in November 2008 I think. Splitwheel was not the first, nor was Local Motors (unless you're talking about companies and not projects), the OScar (open source car) project was going prior to Local Motors. It IS going to be an interesting year! Thanks for the shout out :) Also, we're already building one of the designs from our community. I think you’re right! More and more companies will utilize the direct customer-connection made possible by crowdsourcing. Local Motors was launched in late March of 2008; Project Splitwheel was launched in November 2008 I think. Splitwheel was not the first, nor was Local Motors (unless you’re talking about companies and not projects), the OScar (open source car) project was going prior to Local Motors. It IS going to be an interesting year! Thanks for the shout out :)

Also, we’re already building one of the designs from our community.

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