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Fisker Karma Sunset, Converj, BlueSport Roadster win Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards
Fisker Karma Sunset Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Fisker's undeniably gorgeous Karma Sunset concept was named the 2009 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year at the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards last night at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization, the jurors also lauded VW's Concept BlueSport Roadster as the 2009 Concept Car of the Year and named the Cadillac Converj "The Fisker Karma Sunset is just drop dead gorgeous" - juror Michael ... Read more →
Fisker Chic showroom coming to Miami fall 2009 Sebastian Blanco
Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Telsa's Miami store is scheduled to open soon, but it won't be the only high-end green car dealership in the city by the end of the year. ...
REPORT: New Louisiana auto plant not for Th!nk, will make high-mpg gas-powered cars [UPDATED] Sebastian Blanco
Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Plans for a new auto plant will be unveiled later this morning in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. We guessed earlier that the plant ...
REPORT: New auto assembly plant to be announced this week... perhaps for Th!nk? Sam Abuelsamid
Financially struggling Norwegian EV maker Th!nk has been saying for some time that it wants to build some of its cars in in the United States. That announcement could come as soon as this week in ...
VIDEO: Fisker Karma shows its mojo Domenick Yoney
A year ago, less a day, we showed you the first clip of the Fisker Karma in motion. More footage was shot that afternoon but inexplicably, it's taken this long for it to find its way onto the ...
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REPORT: Fisker planning third Karma variant, low-cost hybrid 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Fisker Karma sedan - Click above for a high-res image gallery Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker feels like the automotive world is at the beginning of a renaissance, and he believes now is the first time in 40 years that start-up automakers can compete and even thrive against the established OEMs. Fisker ...
Fisker, EnerDel battery deal could result in EnerDel-powered Karmas by June 2010 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Fisker Karma - Click above for a high-res gallery When we heard about the potential battery deal announced this morning between Fisker Automotive and EnerDel, we had a few questions about the potential partnership. All EnerDel's press release said was that the two companies has signed a letter ...
EnerDel signs deal to maybe provide batteries to Fisker Automotive 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Fisker Karma - Click above for a high-res gallery To coincide with the ribbon cutting at the EnerDel lithium-ion battery plant in Indianapolis scheduled for later today, Ener1 has officially announced a new deal to possibly get the company's li-ion batteries into vehicles made by Fisker ...
Pros and cons of Fisker's, Tesla's dealership plans 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Both Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors are bringing electric-powered luxury sedans and convertibles to market, but each is going about it in entirely different ways. Fisker's strategy, steered by former BMW and Volvo sales director Vic Doolan, is to license independent dealerships – some of ...
New York 2009: Fisker says plug-in hybrids will cost just $20,000 in a decade 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
According to Henrik Fisker, the auto industry is due for some big changes. As the only representative of a young automaker participating in the Newsweek Future of Automotive Panel Discussion at the New York Auto Show last week, Fisker was the voice of the insurgent. For example, he said that, in ...
Fisker plans lower-cost model, may compete with Chevy Volt and Tesla Model S 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma It's probably a bit premature to be talking about future models from Fisker, considering the automaker's plug-in Karma and Karma S have yet to hit the market, but that's never stopped us before, right? According to Russell Datz, head PR man ...
Fisker claims another $85 million in VC funding 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Following the announcement of 30 dealers signed up to sell its $87,900 luxury plug-in hybrids, Fisker Automotive has just announced another bit of good news: another $85 million in a fourth round of venture capital funding. Some of the money ...
"Eco-facilities" are coming; Fisker Automotive signs up 32 dealers in 17 states 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Running TV ads. Taking orders. And now setting up a network of dealerships. Fisker Automotive is acting like a real car company. The company announced today that it's signed up its first group of 32 retailers. These retailers can be found ...
Quantum and Fisker execs named entrepreneurs of the year 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Orange County Business Journal has picked the crew behind the Fisker Karma as its entrepreneurs of the year. Alan Niedzwiecki, the President and CEO of Quantum, Henrik Fisker, cofounder and CEO of Fisker Automotive Inc., and Bernhard Koehler, cofounder and COO of Fisker Automotive were ...
Fisker signs Karma battery deal with Canada's Advanced Lithium Power 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma The rumors were true. The LA Times is reporting that Fisker Automotive has signed a deal with Vancouver-based Advanced Lithium Power Inc. On top of ordering (hopefully) thousands of 22.6-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion batteries for the Karma from ...
Can EV startups survive mainstream auto collapse? 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S Developing and building cars costs money, a lot of it. The only people who think otherwise have never actually tried to do it. Any startup business is tough to get going, but one as capital intensive as manufacturing durable goods like cars ...
VIDEO: Fisker runs first Karma TV ads in LA 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
One thing that we haven't seen from any of the startup green car makers to date is traditional television advertising. That's partly because most of these companies are operating on minimal budgets and what money they do have is being dedicated to trying to get their vehicles on the road. Fisker ...
Fisker Karma S convertible now available for order 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S Hopeful buyers of the Fisker Karma S now have a place to send their deposits to get in line for the first run of the extended-range plug-in drop top. Head PR man Russel Datz has reportedly confirmed that today's deposits of $25,000 will lead ...
Geneva preview: Fisker's European strategy - and have you seen these pics? 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive gave the automotive world a big reveal - the Karma S - last month at the Detroit Auto Show. For the upcoming Geneva show, the company doesn't have anything as impressive planned, but we're still interested in the news they ...
Washington 2009: Colin Powell likes the Fisker Karma 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of Powell's Fisker visit There was a bit of a hub-bub around the Fisker Automotive booth yesterday afternoon thanks to the surprise appearance of one Colin Powell. The former four-star general, Secretary of State and WMD fearmonger spent a lot of time with both ...
2009 Green Car Vision Award winner announced tomorrow 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image above for a gallery of the Fisker Karma The Fisker Karma will make an appearance in Washington, D.C. this week for that city's auto show. While there, the car is up for a starring role in the Green Car Journal's 2009 Green Car Vision Award. We won't know until later in the ...
New Fisker exec trying to line up dealers 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to enlarge the Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive has apparently chosen a different distribution path from its arch-rival Tesla Motors. While Tesla chose to completely bypass the traditional franchise dealership system, Fisker is sticking to basics. It remains to be seen how successful ...
Detroit 2009: Henrik Fisker talks about the future of the Karma, and a low-cost model 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S When we sat down with Henrik Fisker during the Detroit Auto Show, he acknowledged that many people didn't think his company would return for a second year. But, as we all saw, the company did return, and did so with a bang with the unveiling ...
VIDEO: Henrik Fisker talks about the Karma 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S Following the unveiling of the production version of the Fisker Karma and the Karma Sunset concept, Henrik Fisker sat down to talk about the car company he has launched. We now have confirmation of some of the technical details such as the ...
Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S hardtop convertible unleashed 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S We came, we saw, we Karma'd. The Fisker Karma S concept convertible was unveiled this afternoon (after being very veiled earlier) and we like what we see. The new hardtop convertible shares the mustachioed front and four seats with its ...
Detroit 2009: production Fisker Karma - and Karma S preview 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to enlarge the Fisker Karma While we're waiting for Fisker Automotive to unveil the Karma S, the "Sunset," later today, we got a chance to check out last year's big hit, the Karma. The plug-in hybrid is on the wood floor in all of its metallic blue glory, and we snapped a few quick ...
Fisker set to debut new Karma S "Sunset" concept in Detroit 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to enlarge the Fisker Sunset concept Something new from Fisker? Color us intrigued, especially after taking a gander at the lone teaser shot that's been released. We already know that the production version of the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan will be debuting at the Detroit Auto Show, ...
Friendly but fighting: the history of Tesla and Fisker 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Wall Street Journal Magazine has published an interesting look at the battle between Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive. The rival California startups are both trying to build premium electrically-driven cars but are taking very different approaches. The stories of the two companies have taken ...
Fisker Automotive appoints Russell Datz to Director of Public Relations 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for more high-res images of the production Fisker Karma It may not seem like the most interesting piece of news you'll read today, but there's a bit more beneath the surface of the appointment of Russell Datz to the Director of Public Relations at Fisker Automotive than initially ...
Production Fisker Karma shows some more skin 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for more high-res images of the production Fisker Karma We got a pretty good look of the rear three-quarter view of the production Fisker Karma on Tuesday, but that was the only image we could find at the time of the new solar-roofed extended-range electric vehicle. It seems that the ...
Detroit Preview: Fisker Karma coming in production form 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res image gallery of the Fisker Karma With so many automakers canceling plans to appear at the Detroit Auto Show next month, it opens up opportunities for smaller companies to get more attention. One of those hoping for attention is Fisker, which will show the "production" ...
Fisker Karma to use GM's 2.0-liter turbo'd four 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for more shots of the Fisker Karma Those who were miffed at General Motors for eschewing its initial plans to launch the Chevy Volt with a small 1.0L turbocharged three cylinder engine are probably not going to like this piece of news, but Fisker Automotive has finally settled on an ...
Fisker and Valmet finalize Finnish production deal 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
While Tesla Motors has been scrambling just to stay solvent in recent weeks, arch-rival Fisker Automotive seems to be streaming ahead. Fisker just opened a Michigan engineering facility a few days ago and the startup has now finalized its deal to manufacture the Karma in Finland. Valmet Automotive ...
Fisker sets up shop in Detroit 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for more shots of the Fisker Karma In a rare bit of good news for Detroit these days, Fisker Automotive is planning to set up shop in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It makes sense for the emerging automaker to have its engineering location near the automotive capitol of the ...
Fisker wins abritration case with Tesla 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
This past April, the troubles between Henrik Fisker (of Fisker Automotive) and Tesla Motors resulted in a lawsuit. Tesla filed the suit against Fisker Automotive accusing Fisker of stealing insider information (he did some work on the design of the Tesla Whitestar/Model S sedan) for his own ...
Fisker closes $65 million series funding round 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Fisker Automotive has been quiet for the past two months since the announcement that the cars would be built in Finland by Valmet. As we know, mass producing cars is an enormously expensive proposition which means any company that wants to get into the business has to raise some serious cash. With ...
