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Local Motors is an American motor vehicle manufacturing company that is interested in providing low-volume vehicle manufacturing. The company was founded in 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
The company is interested in designing and manufacturing processes that allow them to meet just-in-time orders and projects. The company looks to manufacture products in micro-factories that assist the company in developing their innovations. Their micro-factory network is globally linked, especially in the United States and Europe.
The company works to be a 3D-printed car company, and does so through a process known as direct digital manufacturing. This allows them to work through CAD files, and reduce time lag between design and production.
Local Motors' approach to open innovation affords them the use of crowdsourcing, co-creation, and the use of crowd-powered SaaS platforms. They have developed a best-in-class open innovation platform and practice, called Launch Forth.
The company operates in locations such as Chandler and Tempe, Arizona, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and National Harbor, Maryland.
