Obama makes a Volt pledge, Fisker recharges a CEO and Jaguar’s tail wagon in the Dash

What we're reading this morning about President Obama's next car, Fisker's new CEO and what happens when you rely on the government to put a check in the mail:

Fisker names former Chrysler chief to CEO post [LA Times] Henrik Fisker's eponymous car company has succeeded in putting the Fisker Karma on the road — but in most other measures, it's struggling, from getting federal loans pulled to answering quality complaints from customers. Today, the first sign of a shakeup arrived with the naming of former Chrysler chief Tom LaSorda as chief executive and Fisker's removal to executive chairman. LaSorda and Fisker expressed nothing but optimism about the company's future, which is exactly what you'd expect no matter what was going on inside.