Electric vehicle startup Fisker is headed towards a liquidation, attorneys said in U.S. bankruptcy court on Friday, as two creditor factions previewed a battle over which group will be paid first.
Fisker was facing “potential financial distress” as early as last August, according to a new filing in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, which the EV startup initiated earlier this week.
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Henrik Fisker once envisioned a burgeoning EV empire at the startup he named after himself, which was to be led by the Ocean SUV. But cracks started showing in that vision almost as soon as the Ocean hit the road in 2023.
Fisker Group, which earlier this week announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said on Wednesday that additional US units have also filed for bankruptcy in a court in Delaware. The electric vehicle maker's US subsidiaries including Fisker Inc (NYSE:FSR) have entered into Chapter 11 protection, it said.
Electric vehicle startup Fisker, which sought Chapter 11 protection earlier this week, said its U.S. units had also filed for bankruptcy in a court in Delaware on Wednesday.
Two years ago, an employee at Fisker Inc. told me that the most pressing concern inside the EV startup was not whether its Ocean SUV would get built. Fisker was outsourcing the manufacturing of its first EV to highly respected automotive supplier Magna, after all.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker Inc FSRN, once a market darling, filed for bankruptcy on Monday. What does Fisker's bankruptcy mean for an EV market facing mixed signals?
Fisker on Monday became the latest all-electric vehicle startup to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The new filing comes after the automaker was unable to secure an investment from a big automaker to keep itself afloat.
After months of bad news and declining share prices, Fisker (OTCMKTS: FSRN ) may finally be approaching the end of the line. The electric vehicle (EV) producer recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as reported in a company filing yesterday.
Fisker (OTCMKTS: FSRN ) stock is falling hard on Tuesday after the electric vehicle (EV) company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Fisker notes that it is seeking discussions with financial stakeholders concerning debtor-in-possession financing as a result of its bankruptcy filing.
Shares of electric-vehicle makers traded mostly lower Tuesday, as the bankruptcy of Fisker Inc., while not completely a surprise, still sent some shivers through the sector.