Fisker Automotive recently recapped its first years in business and announced a final production schedule for its Karma plug-in hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Significant investments from major venture capital firms, a half-billion dollar conditional loan from the U.S. government and the establishment of a global network of independent retailers highlight the new American automaker’s rapid growth. Since its founding in August 2007 Fisker Automotive has:
Assembled a team of auto industry veterans with more than 200 years of collective experience;
Established global headquarters in Irvine, Calif., and an engineering facility in Pontiac, Mich.;
Partnered with Tier 1 automotive suppliers and applied for more than 50 patents;
Been awarded a $528.7 million U.S. Department of Energy conditional loan; and
Announced Project Nina, the development of an affordable, family-oriented plug-in hybrid for 2012 that will ultimately create more than 5,000 U.S. jobs, the company states.
“What we’ve achieved in two short years is unprecedented,” says Henrik Fisker, co-founder and CEO, Fisker Automotive. “Fisker Automotive has laid the foundation for the next generation car company. We look forward to delivering to consumers eco-friendly vehicles that don’t compromise power, style or performance.”
In third quarter 2010 Fisker Automotive will begin delivering Karma plug-in hybrids to appointed retailers and distributors worldwide, less than 36 months after the concept car first appeared at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 2008.
For more information, visit www.fiskerautomotive.com.
