Henrik Fisker discusses his new plug-in hybrid Karma
January 18, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
After the unveiling of the production version of the Fisker Karma and the Karma Sunset concept at the Detroit Auto Show, Henrik Fisker talked about the company he has founded.
He talked about some of the technical details and we now know that the battery supplier will be Advanced Lithium Power. Fisker has exclusive access to batteries from ALP after recently taking an equity stake in the company. Video after the jump. Read more
Fisker to Produce Cars in Finland
November 14, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Fisker just opened a Michigan engineering facility a few days ago and the hybrid carmaker has now finalized its deal to manufacture the Karma in Finland. Valmet Automotive will be responsible for building the bodies and doing final assembly. With a succesful funding round in Spetember that generated $65 million in investment coming from the Qatar Investment Authority with extra funds coming from Kleiner Perkins and Palo Alto Investors, Tesla Motor executive’s must be getting slightly worried about all this success.
A new welding line will be installed at the Valmet factory and about 500 people are expected to be employed in the build process. Fisker is still targeting a production start in late 2009 with cars coming to the U.S. first followed by European deliveries in 2010. The Fisker Karma is expected to debut in production form at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
It would be surprising if they do manage to meet all their targets, but judging by the success they have enjoyed lately I wouldn’t bet against them. That being said dealmaking is one thing, car production is quite another.
