Aptera newsletter

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new Aptera newsletter is out...

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Even though we haven't been making much news lately, these are exciting times at Aptera. We will begin rolling-out our four-part strategic update during the next six months, which includes solidifying our final funding and production plans. And while we can't reveal everything right now, here's a glimpse into our near-term future.

We are moving our headquarters from Oceanside to Carlsbad. Yes, we purposely opted to continue residing in North County-San Diego, which has been and will remain Aptera's home for our leadership, administrative, sales and marketing, product development and research functions for the foreseeable future. The Carlsbad site will specifically allow us to grow our engineering and office facility to accommodate several hundred new direct and indirect jobs and, in reality, why would anybody want to leave "America's Finest City?" We love San Diego! It's a growing strategic hub for clean technology thought-leaders, and we plan to be a part of that growth. In fact, we are looking to begin staffing engineering, composites product development and design positions as early as the third quarter of this year.

The key element in our corporate headquarters move is that Aptera management has been exploring the impact of consolidating our production facility plans, from two lower volume plants (one in North San Diego County and one proposed elsewhere in the U.S.), into one higher volume facility outside of California. In fact, we have received some very generous multi-million-dollar incentive proposals from other states. These vast potential savings, coupled with lower structural costs - such as labor, real estate, energy and logistics - would support our goals to keep our vehicles as affordable as possible. We've worked to find similar savings in our North County (San Diego) plans to offset these structural costs without increasing the price of our vehicles, but the potential is stronger elsewhere. This is a change in direction for us, but it is a change that we are happy to make because it supports one of our key objectives...keep our radically efficient vehicles accessible to the masses and made in the United States!

Look for numerous exciting Aptera announcements between now and the end of the year pertaining to job creation, product development, our impressive composites engineering, vehicle designs and funding. So while we're not making much news today...you'll definitely see a lot of forward momentum as we move deeper into 2011. There are a lot of positive happenings at Aptera as we build a company that will prosper for years to come.

Look for pictures of our new facility on facebook later today!

[Bakersfield2482]

four-part strategic update

part 1: consolidate all functions in Carlsbad
part 2: move the entire operation to Kansas
part 3: act like progress is being made
part 4: fold the operation and scatter to the four winds

[Japhy]

Wow...haven't been on this site for a while.....sad to see how things have turned out. The vision was there....execution not so stellar. The biggest pile of fluff I've read in a while.....don't breath, it might just float away on ya.

[Tkaypro]

All this talk of putting people to work... Almost everyone, not me of course, Aptera laid off was offered to be rehired once they received "funding". I'll be interested to see if they follow through. I do know they rehired the receptionist that was laid off the same day I was. I can't imagine why, oh wait... maybe I can.

P.S. Famgro has rehired 10 employees team B laid off. It's so nice working with people you trust.

-Tricia

[BryanSR]

Originally Posted by Tkaypro

All this talk of putting people to work... Almost everyone, not me of course, Aptera laid off was offered to be rehired once they received "funding". I'll be interested to see if they follow through. I do know they rehired the receptionist that was laid off the same day I was. I can't imagine why, oh wait... maybe I can.

P.S. Famgro has rehired 10 employees team B laid off. It's so nice working with people you trust.

-Tricia

I kinda wish I could work in the Composite Industry still... BUT, after being exposed to the Chemicals... My body won't let me do it any more AND My Doctor told me that the Money wasn't REALLY worth it the long term pain & suffering from MORE Exposure. I Did all of the right things & wore ALL of the right safety equiptment... My Body still reacted to it.... I am JUST a sensitive Guy >>> LOL

[dfbvt]

Sigh

Dave Bowles

[randyd]

Originally Posted by ApteraNewsletter

We love San Diego! It's a growing strategic hub for clean technology thought-leaders, and we plan to be a part of that growth.

Ha...... "clean technology thought-leaders" Ha ha ha ... hee hee.

Yep! They sure are "thought-leaders". They are promising to think of some more good news, and hire more thinkers in late 2011.
And, it seems, some one thought that this newsletter was ready for publication.

[Grendal]

We love San Diego! It's a growing strategic hub for clean technology thought-leaders, and we plan to be a part of that growth.

Yeah. Like Famgro! Which has Steve Fambro. The clean technology thought-leader you didn't listen to and then let go!