After many signals suggesting that it would happen, Fisker has officially filed for bankruptcy. The chapter 11 filing came late...
  • RainfallSonata@lemmy.world
    133·
    9 days ago

    Oh. With an E. I was concerned there for a minute. Naming your company one letter off from one that’s been around since the 1600s and internationally known for high quality kind of already says you’re scammy and not to be taken seriously.

  • PonyOfWar@pawb.social
    9·
    9 days ago

    My uncle preordered the Fisker Ocean. He said it was the worst car he ever had and returned it within a week or so. So yeah, not surprised.

  • Smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    9 days ago

    I can see this going a couple of ways.

    1. Geely swoops in, buys everything, keeps Ocean production going, and folds it in with all the other names it has.

    2. It gets sold off and disappears forever.

    • variaatio@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      4 days ago

      There isn’t much to sell, only the car design. All the manufacturing and major components are Magna International. Magna Steyr handled the manufacturing and the parts that went in were apparently a Magna International companies parts catalog special.

    • Num10ck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      they tried to sell to another car mfg but negotiations broke down.

      they were early to market but way too slow to grow/work out issues.