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Henrik Fisker: 'Confluence of events' led to company's downfall

April 24, 2013 06:01 CET
Henrik Fisker's testimony before the U.S. Congress today will paint the automaker he founded as a victim of "a confluence of events" and as an enterprise that is capable of being saved.... Read More »

 

Henrik Fisker: 'Confluence of events' led to company's downfall

3:29 pm U.S. ET | April 23, 2013
Henrik Fisker's congressional testimony on Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will paint the automaker he founded as a victim of "a confluence of events" and as a still-salvageable enterprise.... Read More »

 

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Sources: Fisker battle was about government role

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013
What caused the abrupt resignation of Henrik Fisker from Fisker Automotive this month? A dispute with CEO Tony Posawatz over strategy, including whether to accept more government money, sources told Reuters.... Read More »

 

Henrik Fisker quits Fisker Automotive in dispute with management

10:41 am U.S. ET | March 13, 2013
Henrik Fisker, the former BMW designer who co-founded Fisker Automotive, has resigned from the plug-in hybrid car maker, citing discord with company executives. Fisker, who has been executive chairman for the past 13 months, wrote in an e-mail that the main reasons for his departure were “several major disagreements” with “Fisker Automotive executive management on the business strategy."... Read More »

 

Henrik Fisker resigns as executive chairman of Fisker Automotive

March 13, 2013 16:41 CET
Henrik Fisker, the former BMW and Aston Martin designer who founded Fisker Automotive, has resigned as the U.S. plug-in hybrid maker's executive chairman. He cited "major disagreements" over strategy with the struggling company's executives.... Read More »

 

Fisker hires turnaround specialist

Jan. 30, 2013 06:01 CET
Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid maker that's seeking a partner or a buyer, hired a turnaround special to help manage day-to-day operations during negotiations.... Read More »

 

Fisker sees partnership next year

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 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.... 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'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 »

 

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 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 »

 

Tony Posawatz, the public face of the Chevy Volt, retires from GM

4:21 pm U.S. ET | July 2, 2012
Tony Posawatz, the public face of the Chevrolet Volt since before the plug-in hybrid made its debut as a concept car, has retired from General Motors. Posawatz, 52, who had been the Volt’s vehicle line director since 2006, told Automotive News today that he “decided to take some time to pause and assess the situation and see what opportunities exist” beyond GM, where he recently completed his 30th year in various roles.... Read More »