Henrik FiskerFisker seeks salvation in China, report says 4:46 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 11, 2013  Top executives at Fisker Automotive are scouring Asia - in particular, China - for funding and strategic partners that are viewed as crucial to the automaker's success, four people familiar with the matter said. Top brass of the California-based company are expected to attend next week's Detroit auto show, a key industry event, to keep tabs on the competition and talk to potential customers.... Read More »
Fisker CEO expects to partner with other automakers in 2013 3:47 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 7, 2012  Fisker Automotive’s CEO, warning of the pitfalls facing independent small automakers, says the luxury plug-in hybrid manufacturer is poised to partner with other automakers next year. Tony Posawatz, Fisker’s CEO and former chief engineer of the Chevrolet Volt, told Automotive News that Fisker is in talks for three potential deals in which executives at the “highest levels” of the companies involved are “talking specifics.”... Read More »
Fisker hires former GM marketing chief Ewanick 9:43 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012  Fisker Automotive has hired ousted General Motors' global marketing boss Joel Ewanick to be interim chief of global sales and marketing for the maker of luxury plug-in hybrids.... Read More »
Fisker plans Midwest tech center to help develop second hybrid 3:56 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 15, 2012  Fisker Automotive says it plans to open a tech center in the Midwest, possibly in Southeast Michigan, to aid development of the Atlantic, the hybrid automaker's second vehicle.... Read More »
Fisker checks report of Karma fires after Sandy 3:25 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 31, 2012  Fisker Automotive is looking into a report that 16 of its Karma plug-in hybrids caught fire at a New Jersey port after being submerged in seawater during Hurricane Sandy.... Read More »
Fisker wants U.S. court to delay A123 bankruptcy auction 4:07 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 26, 2012  Luxury hybrid automaker Fisker Automotive has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to delay the auction of electric-car battery maker A123 Systems.... Read More »
Fisker Atlantic production pushed back to late 2014 or 2015Oct. 16, 2012 06:01 CET  Fisker Automotive aims to start production of its second model in late 2014 or 2015, at least two years later than initially planned.... Read More »
Fisker Atlantic production pushed back to late 2014 or 2015 6:21 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012  Fisker Automotive aims to start production of its second model in late 2014 or 2015, at least two years later than initially planned.... Read More »
Fisker's Posawatz says partner talks 'on our radar screen' 4:06 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012  Fisker Automotive CEO Tony Posawatz, five weeks into leading the luxury plug-in hybrid carmaker, says the company has a lot of work to do -- and says discussions with strategic partners are “on our radar screen.” One task on his to-do list, Posawatz said, is to start a leasing program.... Read More »
Fisker raises $100 million to fund luxury plug-in business 5:19 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 26, 2012  Fisker Automotive, the maker of the $100,000 Karma plug-in hybrid, said it raised more than $100 million from private investors in a recent round of equity financing. The money will help the company expand overseas sales, overcome quality problems with the Karma sedan and develop a second model.... Read More »
Fisker's Karma 'plagued with flaws,' Consumer Reports says 1:05 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 25, 2012  An influential consumer magazine said Fisker Automotive's Karma plug-in hybrid has a variety of flaws, from limited visibility to a poorly designed touch-screen system that amounts to an "ergonomic disaster."... Read More »
New Fisker captain faces rough seas on Atlantic 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012  Fisker Automotive hired a high-profile CEO with strong electric-drive credentials last week: Tony Posawatz, former chief engineer for the Chevrolet Volt. Despite the hoopla, the fledgling automaker has yet to indicate that it is any closer to meeting its fundamental challenge: launching its second vehicle, the Atlantic.... Read More »
Fisker to recall Karmas for cooling fan defect linked to fire 4:12 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 18, 2012  Fisker Automotive, a maker of luxury plug-in hybrid cars backed by federal government loans, plans to recall all its $103,000 Karma sedans to fix a flawed cooling fan linked to a California fire.... Read More »
Fisker: It's not all bad news 11:36 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 17, 2012  Fisker Automotive has its hands full with a string of bad publicity. While it has been dogged by recalls, senior management changes and funding woes, co-founder and Executive Chairman Henrik Fisker says the start-up company is quietly making progress on establishing itself in other markets. Speaking privately at a reception during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Fisker said he has been avoiding public comments this year as the startup copes with a slew of challenges.... Read More »
Fisker seeks to raise more cash before new model arrives 9:55 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 15, 2012  Fisker Automotive, the maker of the $100,000-plus Karma hybrid sports car, aims to raise about $150 million in additional funds to tide the company over until it can launch production of its second model, a key investor said on Wednesday.... Read More »
Fisker replaces CEO LaSorda with former Volt boss Posawatz 12:47 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012  Fisker Automotive has replaced CEO Tom LaSorda with former Chevrolet Volt boss Tony Posawatz. LaSorda, 58, a former chief executive of Chrysler, will step down effective immediately, though he will continue to be available to the maker of plug-in hybrids as an adviser, company executives said today in a conference call. LaSorda was named CEO on Feb. 28 after joining as vice chairman in December 2011.... Read More »
Fisker studies latest fire in Karma plug-in hybrid 12:09 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012  Fisker Automotive engineers have started to examine and test a Karma plug-in hybrid that burst into flames in a parking lot in Woodside, Calif., on Friday. So far, the evidence suggests the fire was not caused by problems with the vehicle's lithium-ion battery pack, new technology components or exhaust routing, Fisker said.... Read More »
DUSTIN WALSH What's the big deal with A123? Maybe a deal is the deal 2:25 pm U.S. ET | July 9, 2012  A123 Systems is spending money while at the same time warning that it's running out of money. What gives? A buyer, perhaps? A123 Systems is spending for a future that doesn't exist? Or does it?... Read More »
Fisker says investor Leonardo DiCaprio to promote plug-in Karma 2:34 pm U.S. ET | July 3, 2012  Fisker Automotive said today actor Leonardo DiCaprio is an equity investor in the company and that the actor will promote its Karma sedan as an environmentally friendly vehicle.... Read More »
Fisker hires former Ford, Dana finance executive Jim Yost as CFO 5:04 pm U.S. ET | July 2, 2012  Fisker Automotive, a maker of luxury plug-in hybrid cars, hired a former Ford and Dana executive as its chief financial officer as the company works to overcome funding and quality challenges.... Read More »
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