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Fisker, the automaker founded by the automotive designer Henrik Fisker, announced on Monday that it sold out all the inventory units from the Sport trim of s first model, the SUV Ocean. Fisker shares are trading 15 percent higher at $0.0405 as of the time of writing.
The company also reported that it is adding three new dealership locations of which two in California (Newport in Orange County and in San Jose) and one in New Jersey. With this addition, Fisker reaches a total of 15 dealers in the US
These new dealerships will be operational soon, offering authorized sales of Fisker vehicles, the EV startup said.
Since January, the company has been switching its business model from direct sales to a dealer partnership model. Earlier this month, the company closed its showroom in New York as part of the transition.
Last Friday, the automaker shared eight pictures of new customers picking up its car in a dealership stating the customer base is growing.
In mid February, Fisker said over 250 dealers in “North America and the rest of the world ” showed interest in selling its first production model Fisker Ocean.
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In late March, the startup started considerable discounts on the 2023 inventory with the Extreme variant now starting at $37,499 (down from $61,499), the Ultra variant starting at $34,999 (from $52,999), and the Sport’s one at $24,999 (from $38,999).
Fisker announced last week, via a SEC filing, that has an agreement reached with an investor to extend the deadline until this Friday, May 17.
Last week Fisker’s entity in Austria (Fisker GmbH) announced that it had voluntarily filed to open a restructuring proceeding via self-administration under the Austrian Insolvency Code.
This proceeding will allow Fisker Austria to continue its operations under court protection, including paying employees and selling vehicles, while it pursues a strategic transaction or other sale of assets.
The company and its other subsidiaries are not included in the Austrian restructuring proceeding and continue to operate in the ordinary course, as reported by EV.
According to Business Insider, Fisker is in the process of closing its Manhattan Beach headquarters relocating the employees to its La Palma office, three sources familiar with the matter shared.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
