Seven things you should know about the new Fisker
Posted on 28-03-2014 at 12:03 by ricardo – 21 Comments”
The developments around The New Fisker follow each other in rapid succession. We have here, therefore, is the most important news surrounding the embattled builder of luxury cars for you to collect.
It is bought by a big baller
On paper, it was dead Fisker for $ 25 million sold to Hybrid Tech Holdings. Nevertheless, the court enforced that the Chinese auto-component manufacturer Wanxiang, based on the beautiful promises – also a throw might do to the remnants. After a bidding war went Wanxiang end up with Fisker to home. They paid 149,2 million dollars for Fisker. Salient detail: Wanxiang bought earlier the bankruptcy batterijleverancier of Fisker, A123 System, and then refused accupakketten to them to deliver. The management of Fisker was on his to put it mildly, not happy with Wanxiangs interference. Creditors were, in contrast, is happy, because Wanxiang is China’s largest auto-part producer and has deep pockets.
Wanxiang buys factory in Delaware
Wanxiang seems to be one of the few viable options for Fikser. After the purchase of the brand and its debt, they also the purchase of the factory in Delaware was completed. In this former GM factory wanted to Fisker, the Atlantic building, but due to financial problems and mismanagement, there is never really anything functional in that toko has happened since Fisker in 2010 bought. This week it is in the hands of Wanxiang cases, that there are 18 million dollar for paid. The same amount as Fisker was inpompte.
Fiskers will be back in America built
The Karma at the Finnish Valmet of the band, but Wanxiang has promised to bring the production back to the US. Representatives of the Wanxiang Group have recently called that the production of the Karma “within a year” is about to begin.
The Atlantic, Sunset and Surf to be resuscitated
These two conceptcars on the basis of the Fisker and the slightly smaller Atlantic get a revival, that says The New Fisker, at least on her site:
“We are excited about the Karma and truly believe we can launch the Atlantic, Surf and Sunset in the future. The Karma platform allows The New Fisker to develop a lot of variations to address our customer’s desires. With the Atlantic platform we expect the same ability to create different models to address our customer’s wants and desires.”
Fiskers for the Chinese market
Wanxiang says North America and Europe to supply of Fiskers, but at the same time for possibilities to use the hybrid technique in models for the Chinese market. That left Geert-Jan Tax, director of Fisker the Netherlands, recently in the National auto show to know: “Premium cars get the name Fisker. For the cheaper cars, they still need to develop, they will have a different name handling.”
V8 powerrrrr
The Wanxiang Group is clear: they have green intentions and want the way that Henrik Fisker might follow and continue to follow. At the same time, they have also interest to the Destino from VL Automotive production. This car uses a Fisker-body, but is powered by the 647 horsepower V8 from the Corvette ZR1. The first contacts with VL Automotive, which is joined by Bob Lutz, have been made.
Katy Perry buys five Karma’s
The 29-year-old singer has converted approximately 360.000 euros to five Karma’s for her assistants. After all, green cars are a beautiful gewetensbooster for hollywood stars. To celebrity endorsement has Fisker never be a shortage.
Gallery: Fisker Karma Chicks
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