Fisker Automotive: it does not go very well!

The small but very ambitious, American manufacturer of hybrid cars autonomy may have prolonged close.

Since 2009, the company has a afferee develop, especially to produce a superb sedan rechargeable hybrid drivetrain, CALLED Karma. A car assembled in Finland by Valmet Automotive and whose start debuted in July 2011.

A car whose starting price ad is U.S. $ 102,000.

A state aid does not come

Fisker hoped to receive an initial government assistance of around $ 530 million which was conditional on the sale of a number of units.

Unfortunately, the manufacturer has never been able to achieve those sales figures and had to settle for a payment of a mere $ from the U.S. Department of Energy 200 million.

To ensure its sustainability, Fisker Automotive relied heavily on the payment of $ 330 million remaining.

Today, the manufacturer hand again seeking new investors, if its future can not be assured.