Friday, September 12, 2014

Henrik Fisker quits Fisker Automotive

Henrik Fisker quits Fisker Automotive Henrik Fisker has left the electric car company he founded, Fisker Automotive. Inside a statement sent to Autocar, former chairman Fisker said : “Effective as of Wednesday 13 March 2013, Henrik Fisker has resigned from Fisker Automotive as executive chairman, and also has left the corporate. “The main reasons for their resignation are some major disagreements that Henrik Fisker has using the Fisker Automotive executive management upon the business strategy. ”Fisker Automotive is plagued with troubles surrounding the launch of their first model, the Fisker Karma. Funding disputes using the US government, multiple CEO departures and appointments, recalls to the Karma over fire concerns, the loss of several cars in Hurricane Sandy and also the forced cancellation of their second model, the Atlantic, are just many of the issues the firm has had to do business with. Most recently, Fisker has not been in a position to build a Karma since July after its battery supplier, A123 Systems, went bust. The resulting stop of production has thrown the financial viability of Fisker into doubt, and also the firm last month confirmed that it was eventually in talks with several parties a few takeover, with China’s Geely the hotly tipped favourite. “Given the confidential nature of the make a difference, at this stage in your process we will only confirm the company has received detailed proposals from multiple parties in several continents that now being evaluated by the corporate and it is advisors, ” go through official Fisker statement. “The company is happy with the amount of interest from potential partners, which underscores the attractiveness and relevance of Fisker's proven EV powertrain technology, design and strategy. ”Fisker's official statement states “the company recognizes and thanks Mr. Fisker for their service and lots of contributions as Fisker Automotive has progressed from start-up to some fully-fledged global automotive company. ”Furthermore, Fisker believes “its strategy has not changed” regardless of the departure of their company founder and the marque wil continue “as a pioneer of low-emission hybrid electric powertrain technology. ” Henrik Fisker quits Fisker Automotive

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