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Fisker Automotive to Buy Shuttered GM Assembly Plant for Project NINA Production

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Fisker Automotive has selected the GM Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware for production for Project NINA, the development and build of a family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan costing about $39,900 after federal tax credits. Fisker Automotive has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co. Earlier post.).

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Who's Still Buying Brand-New Fisker Karmas, And Why?

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The 2012 Fisker Karma remains a stunning car, regardless of its range-extended electric powertrain. MORE: 2012 Fisker Karma - full review The 2,500 or so Fiskers out there may be the only ones.'

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VL Buying Leftover New Fisker Karmas To Yank Out Electric Parts

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The idea of converting Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury sedans into Corvette-powered V-8 hot rods is moving forward. MORE: Who''s Still Buying Brand-New Fisker.'

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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market

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Two German investors, Ingo Voigt and Fritz Nol, announced their intent to buy Fisker Automotive, the failing plug-in hybrid car company, on 11 September. The team submitted a detailed offer to the US Department of Energy (DOE) along with a letter of intent for restructuring Fisker. DOE auctioning off the Fisker loan.

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Fisker starts posting jobs at re-commissioned Delaware plant; targeting Project Nina production at end of 2012

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Fisker Automotive is posting job openings at the re-commissioned Wilmington, Delaware plant. In addition, with a similar number of contractors (300), Fisker will have created more than 600 American jobs in the past 18 months. However, instead of scrapping materials Fisker has sent more than 11.2

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Fisker Karma Owners Can Soon Buy Spare Parts, Wanxiang Says

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Owners of the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury car got some good news last week: The company that now owns the carmaker has promised that supplies of spare parts will soon become available. Fisker stopped producing its striking sedan in July 2012 after it had built roughly 3,000 of the cars.

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Fisker creates “Fisker Finance” with JPMorgan Chase and Santander

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Fisker has announced that through its mobile app, customers will soon be able to finance their vehicle via a partnership with JPMorgan Chase Bank in the US or Santander Bank in Europe. Currently, the Fisker app is relatively bare-bones. It remains to be seen how Fisker will define itself in such a competitive space.

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