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Fisker Automotive kicks-off on hiring spree

Fisker Automotive has re-commissioned its Wilmington, Delaware plant, and with the new Fisker Karma sedan hitting the pavement soon, they are going to need more hands to keep everything on schedule. Bernhard Koehler, Fisker Automotive Chief Operating Officer notes that “This is an exciting time for Fisker. As we bring the Fisker Karma sedan to [...]

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Fisker selects EV Connect as exclusive charging station provider

Under their partnership, EV Connect will install and service electric vehicle supply equipment for Karma plug-in hybrid sedan owners and 47 Fisker dealers throughout the United States and Canada. “Everything we do at Fisker revolves around the customer experience, so we choose our partners with great care and diligence,” said Marti Eulberg, VP Global Sales [...]

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Fisker raises funding before Karma’s arrival in July

Electric car fans have been eager to see the launch of Fisker’s latest, the Karma full-electric full-size luxury sports sedan. I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but the Fisker Karma has been delayed again. Last year, a Fisker dealer in Los Angeles announced that deliveries to paying customers would begin sometime around [...]

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Fisker raises another $100 million to begin delivery of Karma

Fisker Automotive recently announced that it has raised $40 million to build its plug-in hybrid vehicles. Roger Ormisher, a Fisker spokesman, said that Fisker has ‘no specific usage’ for the additional $40 million but gives the company a ‘nice comfortable cushion.’ Well, it seems like Fisker is looking for an even more comfortable cushion. The [...]

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Fisker raises another $40 million but has ‘no specific usage’ for it

According to a document the company filed with federal securities regulators, Fisker Automotive has raised another $40 million to build its plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Irvine, California based automaker that has plans to build plug-in hybrid vehicles in Delaware recently closed a $150 million funding round in February. Between the public funds, private equity investment [...]

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Fisker Karma begins production in Finland, 7,000 to be built in 2011

Congratulations to anyone that has ordered a Fisker Karma! The plug-in hybrid sports sedan started rolling down the line today Valmet Automotive’s plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Valmet is producing the $88,000 Karma for Fisker, which will begin deliveries by next month. “We’re going to be ramping up very slowly, very carefully to ensure quality,” said Roger [...]

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Fisker hopes to sell 7,000 Karmas in 2011, new Karma variant due in Frankfurt

Fisker Automotive has some really big goals – so big that it hopes to sell “at least 7,000 units” of its first model, the $95,900 (before federal incentives) Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan, according to Chief Operating Officer Bernhard Koehler. “In 2012 we plan to sell 15,000 units of the Karma,” Koehler told Automotive News [...]

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Fisker Karma to officially enter production in March, 2011

During recent auto show presence, Fisker Automotive has been showing the first production unit of the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan. The Fisker Karma was originally scheduled to enter production in 2009, which was later delayed to 2010 and then to 2011. According to spokesman Russel Datz, the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan is now scheduled [...]

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Fisker Karma gets price bump to $95,900 before federal incentives

The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sport sedan is one of the most anticipated green vehicles of the century but deliveries of the model won’t start to customers until early next year. Originally, most of those that have already reserved a spot to buy one were hoping to pay an estimated $87,900. Apparently, that’s not the [...]

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Fisker teams up with CGA Group to distribute Karma in China

Fisker Automotive announced that it has teamed up with China Grand Automotive Group to setup a vehicle distribution, marketing and servicing in the region. Henry Fisker and executives from China Grand Automotive Group formalized the non-exclusive agreement during a ceremony near CGA headquarters in Shanghai today. CGA has a network of 200 retail stores that [...]

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