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Fisker Inc
Fisker may refer to: People * Henrik Fisker, a Danish-born car designer and businessman based out of Los Angeles, California, US Companies * Fisker Coachbuild (founded 2005), a car design firm based in Orange County, California, US ** Fisker Automotive (2007–2014), a car company, based in Irvine, California, US, formed from a merger of Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies *** Karma Automotive (founded 2014), a Chinese owned car company based in Irvine, California, US, formed from the assets of Fisker Automotive * Fisker Inc. (founded 2016), a car company, based in Los Angeles, California, US, founded by Henrik Fisker Other uses * Fisker (surname) * Fisker Karma (production 2011-2012), a luxury plug-in hybrid sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive See also * * * Benetti Fisker 50, the "Fisker 50", a superyacht designed by Henrik Fisker and built by Benetti * VLF Automotive VLF Automotive is a small American-based automotive company formed in January 2016. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Fisker
Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for designing luxury cars including the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Fisker Karma, Galpin-Fisker Mustang Rocket, VLF Force 1 V10, VLF Destino V8, Fisker EMotion, Fisker Ocean, and Fisker Orbit. He also designed the Viking motorcycle and Benetti Fisker 50 superyacht, and is involved in the design of flexible solid-state battery technology. He is the founder of HF Design, co-founded VLF Automotive, founder and former CEO of Fisker Coachbuild, founder of Fisker Automotive, where he served as chairman and CEO until March 2013, and currently is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Fisker Inc. Early life and education Fisker was born in Allerød, Denmark.Chuck Squatriglia"Henrik Fisker's 'Timeless' Automotive Designs,"''Wired'', 2 July 2010. As a young boy he became interested in cars after seeing a Maserati Bora on the high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisker Coachbuild
Fisker Coachbuild was a car design firm based in Orange County, California. The company produced custom luxury cars. It produced the Tramonto and Latigo CS. It also designed and manufactured aftermarket parts such as aluminum alloy wheels, engine covers and interior trim packages for select luxury vehicles. Fisker Coachbuild also provided design services for companies in the automotive industries. History The company was founded by partners, Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler in January 2005. In 2007, Fisker Coachbuld merged with electric vehicle company Quantum Technologies to form Fisker Automotive. Cars Fisker Tramonto The Fisker Tramonto is a hand-built sports car, launched in 2005. Original production was scheduled to be limited to 150 pieces worldwide, but only 15 were ever built. It used the base architecture of the Mercedes-Benz SL, retaining the engineering and safety features of the original car. However, unlike the original, the Tramonto had a slimmer back end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive was an American company known for producing the Fisker Karma, which was one of the world's first production luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. It debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, and first deliveries were in 2011. Production of the Fisker Karma was suspended in November 2012 due to bankruptcy of its battery supplier A123 Systems, with about 2,450 Karmas built since 2011 and over 2,000 cars sold worldwide. In February 2014, Fisker Automotive's Karma vehicle design, tooling and a manufacturing facility in Delaware were purchased by Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group. In 2016. Wanxiang would rename the holding company for the assets of Fisker Automotive to Karma Automotive. Henrik Fisker, the founder, former chairman, former CEO, of Fisker Automotive, retained the Fisker trademark and the Fisker logo, and launched a new, separate company called Fisker Inc.Paul A. Eisenstein"Tesla's Rival is Back: Fisker Launches All-Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karma Automotive
Karma Automotive is a Chinese-owned American producer of luxury electric vehicles founded in 2014. Headquartered in Irvine, California, United States with an assembly plant located in Moreno Valley, Karma sells vehicles via its dealer network of locations in North America, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. History In February 2014, Chinese auto-parts supplier Wanxiang Group purchased assets of Fisker Automotive for $149.2 million in a bankruptcy auction. These assets included designs, a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and the former Wilmington Assembly factory in Wilmington, Delaware.Charles Fleming"Karma comes around again: California's newest car factory aims to rival Tesla,"''Los Angeles Times'', June 17, 2016.Jim Gorzelany"Specialty Carmaker Fisker Reborn As Karma Automotive,"''Forbes'', September 30, 2015. Fisker Automotive was founded in 2007 by Henrik Fisker and his business partner Bernhard Koehler. Its Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan debuted in 2011, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisker Inc
Fisker may refer to: People * Henrik Fisker, a Danish-born car designer and businessman based out of Los Angeles, California, US Companies * Fisker Coachbuild (founded 2005), a car design firm based in Orange County, California, US ** Fisker Automotive (2007–2014), a car company, based in Irvine, California, US, formed from a merger of Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies *** Karma Automotive (founded 2014), a Chinese owned car company based in Irvine, California, US, formed from the assets of Fisker Automotive * Fisker Inc. (founded 2016), a car company, based in Los Angeles, California, US, founded by Henrik Fisker Other uses * Fisker (surname) * Fisker Karma (production 2011-2012), a luxury plug-in hybrid sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive See also * * * Benetti Fisker 50, the "Fisker 50", a superyacht designed by Henrik Fisker and built by Benetti * VLF Automotive VLF Automotive is a small American-based automotive company formed in January 2016. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisker (surname)
Fisker is a Scandinavian surname meaning ''fisher'' (fisherman), in Danish and Norwegian. Its English cognate is the surname ''Fisher''. People Persons with the surname Fisker include: * Henrik Fisker (born 1963), automobile designer and executive chairman of Fisker Automotive * Henrik Fisker (admiral) (1720-1797), Danish admiral * Kasper Fisker (born 1988), Danish soccer player * Kay Fisker (1893-1965), Danish architect * Knud Erik Fisker (born 1960), Danish soccer referee * Lorentz Fisker (1753–1819), Danish military officer and oceanographer/geographer * (1684-1757), amtsforvalter county officer for Nysted and byfoged county officer for København * (1731-1779), lagmann county officer for Christiansand og Agdesidens * Maria Fisker (born 1990), Danish handball player * Peder Andersen Fisker, builder of the Danish motorcycle Nimbus in a partnership with H M Nielsen * Sisse Fisker (born 1976), Danish television presenter Similar cognates in other languages * Czech: FiŠ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisker Karma
The Fisker Karma is a luxury plug-in range-extended electric sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive in 2012. The cars were manufactured at Valmet Automotive in Finland. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated the Karma's combined city/highway fuel economy at equivalent (MPG-e) in all-electric mode, and at in gasoline-only mode. EPA's official all-electric range is . Due to the very small cabin interior volume, the EPA rated the Fisker Karma as a subcompact car. The first deliveries took place in the U.S. in late July 2011, and deliveries to retail customers began in November 2011. Pricing in the U.S. started at for the base model (EcoStandard), US$110,000 for the intermediate EcoSport model and for the top model (the "Animal Free" EcoChic). Around 1,800 units were delivered in North America and Europe through December 2012. The U.S. was the leading market, with about 1,600 units sold. Production was suspended in November 2012 when the sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benetti Fisker 50
The Benetti Fisker 50 is a superyacht concept designed by Henrik Fisker in California, to be built by Italian boat-building company Benetti in Livorno. Fisker and Benetti announced a partnership in 2015 to design and build a series of superyachts and revealed the design at the 2016 Singapore Yacht Show. History In 2015, in the South of France at a social gathering, Fisker met James Clayton, the sales manager at Benetti.Viju Matthew"Car Designer Henrik Fisker Reveals Superyacht Design for Benetti Yachts,"''Robb Report'', April 8, 2016. Fisker mentioned some of his ideas for a yacht, and Clayton suggested they collaborate, given Fisker's background designing luxury cars.Kirsten Korosec"The Fortune Q&A: Henrik Fisker,"''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'', April 6, 2016. The Benetti Fisker 50 is the first boat designed by Fisker, although he occasionally sketched boats in his youth and as a student at the Art Center College of Design in Switzerland.Charles Fleming"Henrik Fisker's next supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
