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AC Cars to manufacture in the U.S.
AC Cars, of Shelby Cobra fame, will invest in a
new manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Conn. AC Cars expects to built about 50
cars annually and eventually ramp-up produciton to 800 units a year. The company will create
141 jobs and expects to spend $4.5 million to get the plant running. The plant will also be supported by a $1.5 million
loan from the Connecticut Dept. of Economic Development.
AC is best known for its invovlement with Carroll Shelby, who used the lightweight AC Ace bodies and big-block engines from Ford to produce one of the most desired and replicated cars ever made. The new vehicle offered by AC Cars will continue in that sporting tradition, and will sell for $90,000 to $150,000. The decision to manufacture in he U.S. is a move to boost U.S. sales of the new vehicle and was in-part inspired by the success of other niche cars, such as the Mini.
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N 12:29AM (12/19/2005)
Bridgeport Connecticutt, what a beautiful town. Connecticutt's biggest city, a thriving industrial hotbed of the 19th century.
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sr20de 12:29AM (12/19/2005)
Wow. Now there is something worth visiting in Bridgeport!
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Robert Farago 12:29AM (12/19/2005)
This ain't gonna happen.
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naggs 12:29AM (12/19/2005)
AC has no name recognition in the us. here its called a shelby.
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Butch 12:29AM (12/19/2005)
Well if approached properly this could fly, lets at least give it a chance and hope for the best
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Car-la 11:55AM (1/01/2006)
Other manufacturers like Mosler also didn't have any repution before. If the car is right, people will buy it, and this venture will thrive. The concept of manufacturing in the US to boost sales here, makes a lot of sense to me.
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