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Officially Official: Fisker buys GM's Wilmington Delaware plant

In Wilmington, Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker (seen at right) for the official announcement about the purchase of General Motors' closed plant there. Fisker will re-tool the plant to build a new, more affordable plug-in hybrid sedan to slot in below its more luxurious Karma. The goal is to have the model sell for under $40,000 after federal tax credits. The current schedule is to have the car in production by the end of 2012 with volumes getting up to 75,000-100,000 ... Read more →

BREAKING: Fisker gets $528.7 million loan from U.S. DOE for Karma, Project Nina Sebastian Blanco

Fisker's goal of becoming profitable by 2011 received a shot in the arm today thanks to the U.S. Energy Department's announcement that the upstart automaker will receive a $528.7 million ...

Fisker nabs ex-Maserati North America chief for sales and marketing duties Sebastian Blanco

If there was any doubt that Fisker Automotive is keenly interested in attracting buyers from the luxury car sector – and, no, there really wasn't any doubt – today's announcement that the ...

Fisker plans lower-cost model, may compete with Chevy Volt and Tesla Model S Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's probably a bit premature to be talking about future models from Fisker, considering the automaker's plug-in Karma and Karma S have yet to hit the market, but that's never stopped us before, ...

Fisker Automotive signs up 32 dealers in 17 states Sebastian Blanco

Running television ads. Taking orders. And now, setting up a network of dealerships. Fisker Automotive is starting to act like a real car company. The company announced today that it has signed ...

VIDEO: Fisker runs commercials in L.A. before Oscars 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Fisker Karma is on its way, and Henrik Fisker wants the world to know about it. The company bought two one-minute spots during the Oscars telecast, and they happened to play just before two of the evening's most hyped celebs did their turns on the crimson shag. You don't learn much about ...

Detroit Preview: Fisker Sunset concept coming to Motown 11 months ago on Autoblog

In addition to the debut of the production version of the Karma luxury plug-in hybrid, Fisker Automotive will also be unveiling a new concept at the Detroit Auto Show next month: the Fisker Sunset. We don't have much beyond the teaser shot above, but we do know that Fisker Automotive CEO and ...

Russell Datz, confirmed gearhead, to handle Fisker communications 1 year ago on Autoblog

Henrik Fisker has a dream, and an honorable one at that. "We see no reason style and performance need to be sacrificed to attain fuel efficiency and environmental responsibility," says Fisker, designer of the Aston Martin DB9, V8 Vantage, BMW Z8 and the upcoming plug-in hybrid Karma sedan. ...

Fisker offers up front view of production Karma PHEV 1 year ago on Autoblog

Fisker has just sent us a few more shots of the production-ready Karma plug-in so that we can get a better look at the car's newly revised face. The front intake has been mildly revised in order to let the GM-sourced 260-horsepower Ecotec engine breath a bit more fresh air. It's a subtle ...

Fisker Karma to use GM's 2.0-liter turbo'd four 1 year ago on Autoblog

Fisker Automotive has apparently decided that 260 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque should be plenty of power to recharge some batteries. Those 260 galloping ponies will come courtesy of the General in the form of its 2.0L direct injected and turbocharged Ecotec four banger, an engine that we've ...

Rumormill: Fisker planning four hybrid models 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive is going to have its work cut out for it when it comes to meeting its self-imposed deadline of bring the Karma sedan to market by the fourth-quarter of 2009. To complicate matters even further, the automaker is now rumored to be ...

Fisker's request for arbitration granted in Tesla lawsuit 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma A few months back, Tesla Motors sued Fisker Automotive for allegedly stealing information related to the production of its upcoming plug-in electric sedan named Whitestar and using it to develop its series-hybird, the Karma. Yesterday, a judge ...

Sparks fly: Fisker sues Tesla back 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more Fisker-supplied spy shots of the Karma Isn't it fitting that Fisker Automotive's upcoming series-hybrid sports sedan is named Karma?. After having commissioned Fisker to help design its second product, the Whitestar sedan, Tesla Motors sued Fisker claiming it stole trade ...

Fisker still on track to deliver Karma by end of 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive may be knee-deep in a legal battle with electric car pioneer Tesla Motors, but the fledgling automaker is still committed to producing its stunning Karma plug-in electric vehicle by Q4 2009. Henrik Fisker and crew have received ...

2008 Fisker Premium Hybrid Sedan 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res pic of the Fisker Hybrid Sedan concept. Henrik Fisker is a car designer. It's not his fault that his designs -- some of the finest -- have clothed some of the thirstiest (and beautiful) cars. But design is a portable endeavor, and Fisker has transferred his ...

Fisker set to unveil premium plug-in hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog

With a little help from hybrid and green tech specialist Quantum Technologies, Fisker is set to enter the premium green marketplace. Would that be... jade? All kidding aside, the press release also mentions that we will also be seeing the birth of a new company, Fisker Automotive, which is a joint ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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