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Fisker Automotive moves Michigan jobs to California

In late 2008, Fisker Automotive opened an office in Pontiac, MI. At the time, COO Bernhard Koehler said in a statement that: The available talent, supplier base and infrastructure in Michigan will help us reach our production goal. While Fisker Automotive will continue to be headquartered in Irvine, California, the new facility will allow us the opportunity to collaborate with our Michigan supplier base and have everyone under one roof. Well, it's just over a year later now and that office is being shut down, the 30 full-time employees who ... Read more →

Fisker-GM plant deal under scrutiny from conservative Judicial Watch Sebastian Blanco

When Fisker Automotive announced it would buy an old General Motors plant in Delaware last fall, it was mostly reported as good news. The one bit of controversy was what role vice president Joe ...

Fisker announces $115.3 million in private equity funding to go with A123 battery deal Sebastian Blanco

It's a week of big announcements for Fisker Automotive, even though they skipped out on the Detroit Auto Show. First, the company signed a deal with A123 Systems for batteries for the plug-in ...

Report: Fisker will announce battery deal for Karma this week Sebastian Blanco

Fisker Automotive did not have a booth at this year's Detroit Auto Show, but that doesn't mean they don't have news to share. Now that the unveilings are all finished in Cobo Hall, Fisker will ...

How Fisker's Delaware plant helps the local UAW Sebastian Blanco

When Fisker signed an agreement in late October to build the Nina project car plug-in hybrid sports car at a Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant that formerly belonged to GM, we mentioned ...

Fisker: VP Biden not the reason we chose Delaware 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

What does Joe Biden have to do with Fisker Automotive? On the surface, the answer would seem to be nothing at all.. or at least it did until the Vice President himself revealed the startup automaker's plans to introduce a new series of electric vehicles under the Project Nina banner. Not only ...

LA 2009: First Fisker Karmas now expected to hit showrooms in Sept. 2010 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Henrik Fisker provided an update on his eponymous car company here in LA today. No one but the hopelessly naive will be surprised to learn that production Karma's will not be hitting customers hands by the end of this month (as once promised). For a company that was only founded two years ago, ...

Fisker: Leonardo DiCaprio's Prius inspired the Karma 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever wonder what it is that sparks the mind of an entrepreneur? After all, lots of people have big imaginations and great ideas, but only a relatively small number of them actually follow through, create a company and design a product. Of course, we can add Henrik Fisker to that list of ...

REPORT: Elon Musk says Fisker is "very far" from overcoming EV hurdles 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

In some ways, the all-electric Tesla Roadster and the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma don't compete. The difference in powertrains, which will filter down to the two compaies' lower-cost models, the Tesla Model S and Fisker's Project Nina vehicle, means that slightly different consumers are going to ...

First Fisker dealership opens in LA, 120 pre-orders already taken 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Take an old Lexus dealership in Santa Monica, repurpose the showroom to display a Fisker Karma, invite a bunch of plug-in hybrid-loving locals over a grand opening and – boom – you've got yourself a fun night. This is what happened recently in Los Angeles, with about 200 people ...

Officially, Official: Fisker chooses Emil Frey Group for European distribution 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Speculation that Fisker's new big dealership partner in Europe would be the Emil Frey Group has turned out to be correct. The start-up automaker announced today that Emil Frey will be its largest partner to import, market and service the company's plug-in hybrid cars in Europe, starting with ...

Fisker picks large distributor for European Karma sales, nearing UAW deal 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Further cementing its worldwide distribution plans, Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker said today that his company has selected "a large distributor" for European sales of its Karma plug-in hybrid and is also investigating a similar deal with "several importers" in China. The unnamed dealer has ...

Joe Biden reveals Fisker's future plans: sedan, coupe and crossover in the works 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month, Fox news was ripping Fisker Automotive apart and Fisker fought back. Yesterday, as the start-up automaker announced it will buy an old GM plant in Delaware, everyone was all smiles when Fox reporter Gary Gastelu interviewed CEO Henrik Fisker about the plant and confirming ...

Officially Official: Fisker buys GM's Wilmington Delaware plant 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

In Wilmington, Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker for the official announcement about the purchase of General Motors' closed plant there. Fisker will re-tool the plant to build a new, more affordable plug-in hybrid sedan to slot ...

PEV 2009: Henrik Fisker explains how his company will be profitable, plans for 2010 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

With his company about to announce its first U.S. plant in Delaware, CEO Henrik Fisker was in high spirits and high demand at last week's Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit. We were able to pull the busy man aside for a few minutes to ask for more information on how his company plans ...

Fisker reportedly chooses U.S. location to build lower-cost plug-in hybrid, will announce soon 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Henrik Fisker, co-founder and chief executive of the automaker that bears his name, has said that the company has chosen a location for the U.S. plant to build its next eco-friendly automobile, but he's not yet ready to announce the location. According to the LA Times, Fisker seemed to rule out ...

Fisker responds to Fox New's report that "ignored or marginalized the truth" 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fisker Automotive has decided to not sit down and take the whole "scary Fisker foreign company" meme that Fox News is trying to spread. The California-based automaker's CEO, Henrik Fisker, issued a release today saying that some news reports "ignored or marginalized the truth, or ...

Fox News criticizes - and misleads viewers on - Tesla, Fisker DOE loans 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Pop quiz: what country is Tesla Motors based in? England? Wrong. What about Fisker Automotive? Finland? Wrong again, but if you gave those two answers, you might be qualified to be on Fox News and criticize the Department of Energy for giving loans to these two companies, both of which are based ...

BREAKING: Fisker gets $528.7 million loan from U.S. DOE for Karma, Project Nina 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fisker's goal of becoming profitable by 2011 received a shot in the arm today thanks to the U.S. Energy Department's announcement that the upstart automaker will receive a $528.7 million conditional loan. The DOE says the loan, "will create or save about 5,000 jobs for domestic parts suppliers." ...

REPORT: Fisker looks to 2011 for profits; color us skeptical 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Anyone that has watched either the auto industry or technology startups knows how hard it is to achieve profitability. Blend the two together and you more often than not have a recipe for financial disaster. We've seen far more aspiring EV makers go belly up than actually deliver product. Even ...

REPORT: Fisker developing $39,000 plug-in hybrid 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a report from earth2tech, Ray Lane, an investor with Kleiner Perkins, has let slip news that Fisker is developing a new plug-in hybrid automobile to slot below its planned Karma sedan with a base price of just $39,000. No indication is made whether that price would be before or ...

Fisker announces fuel economy estimate for Karma - 67.2 mpg and CO2 emissions of just 83 g/km 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The miles per gallon rating of a vehicle that can get energy from an electrical outlet is a difficult thing to accurately calculate and get the public to accept. Just ask AFS Trinity, with their "150 mpg" SUVs, or GM with its 230 mpg number for the Chevy Volt. Still, it's valuable to have some ...

VIDEO: Fisker Karma's design was bred from dogs and fighter jets 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Do playfully fighting dogs and advanced jet fighters come to mind when you see pictures of the Fisker Karma? They should, since the design was based on angles and lines found in nature and highly technological machines, including the pups and jets. Famed designer Henrik Fisker talks about how ...

Fisker Karma at Laguna Seca update: even at 100 mph, PHEV used no gas 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fisker Automotive has released a bit more information about that one lap that the Karma ran at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday. According to the start-up, during the silent (for proof, see the video) lap around the track, the luxury plug-in hybrid managed to hit 100 mph and didn't ...

One lap only: Fisker Karma takes on Laguna Seca in public driving debut [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The world driving debut of the Fisker Karma happened at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday. Our compadres at Autoblog were snapping photos of the glut of luxury cars all weekend long, but almost missed the Karma. How could you miss a car like this? Well, it drove around the corner so ...

Fisker nabs ex-Maserati North America chief for sales and marketing duties 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

If there was any doubt that Fisker Automotive is keenly interested in attracting buyers from the luxury car sector – and, no, there really wasn't any doubt – today's announcement that the company has hired the former president and CEO of Maserati North America should put any lingering ...

Will Fisker's outsourcing produce results where so many others failed? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Ford announced its tie-up with Magna International to build an electric vehicle earlier this year, there was a lot to learn about how the auto industry as a whole can benefit from these kinds of partnerships. Now, in a three-part series (I, II, III) about Fisker Automotive's strategy, ...

Fisker gives Quantum $10.2 million contract for powertrain development 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has been working with Fisker Automotive ever since the latter company started its efforts to be build a luxury plug-in hybrid a couple of years ago. Quantum has been largely responsible for the creation of the plug-in series hybrid/extended range EV powertrain. ...

Henrik Fisker distances his company from Tesla, GM 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Considering the two fledgling automaker's past history, it's not terribly surprising that Henrik Fisker would want to distance his company from Tesla Motors. Recall that Fisker had originally been tasked with penning the design for the Tesla S electric sedan but later unveiled the Karma ...

Detroit 2010 Preview: good news for fans of the smelly basement forest 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Detroit Auto Show, known officially as the North American International Auto Show, is always the biggest car show of the year. In 2009, though, the event wasn't quite as busy or as populated as it's been in past years. The whole down economy thing - plus problems with the venue - played a ...

Fisker Chic showroom coming to Miami fall 2009 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Telsa's Miami store is scheduled to open soon, but it won't be the only high-end green car dealership in the city by the end of the year. Long-time local car dealer Warren Henry Zinn will open up a Fisker Chic showroom in Northern Dade County this fall, and the announcement of the new store ...

REPORT: New Louisiana auto plant not for Th!nk, will make high-mpg gas-powered cars [UPDATED] 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Plans for a new auto plant will be unveiled later this morning in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. We guessed earlier that the plant would be for the Th!nk CIty EV, but a new report from local newspaper The News Star indicates otherwise. The paper writes, "The new company will ...

REPORT: Fisker planning third Karma variant, low-cost hybrid 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker feels like the automotive world is at the beginning of a renaissance, and he believes now is the first time in 40 years that start-up automakers can compete and even thrive against the established OEMs. Fisker has already began to rage against the machine with the ...

EnerDel signs deal to maybe provide batteries to Fisker Automotive 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

To coincide with the ribbon cutting at the EnerDel lithium-ion battery plant in Indianapolis scheduled for later today, Ener1 has officially announced a new deal to possibly get the company's li-ion batteries into vehicles made by Fisker Automotive. Fisker has also signed a battery supply deal ...

Pros and cons of Fisker's, Tesla's dealership plans 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Both Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors are bringing electric-powered luxury sedans and convertibles to market, but each is going about it in entirely different ways. Fisker's strategy, steered by former BMW and Volvo sales director Vic Doolan, is to license independent dealerships – some of ...

New York 2009: Fisker says plug-in hybrids will cost just $20,000 in a decade 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to Henrik Fisker, the auto industry is due for some big changes. As the only representative of a young automaker participating in the Newsweek Future of Automotive Panel Discussion at the New York Auto Show last week, Fisker was the voice of the insurgent. For example, he said that, in ...

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