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Henrik Fisker stands with the Fisker Ocean electric vehicle after its unveiling at the Manhattan Beach Pier ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobilityLA in Manhattan Beach, California. The new filing comes after the Fisker company failed to secure an investment from a big automaker to keep afloat. The automaker, unlike most of its peers, contracted a third-party manufacturer to build the Fisker Ocean crossover. Déjà vuFor Henrik Fisker, a renowned automotive designer credited with designing the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9, it's déjà vu. His first namesake company – Fisker Automotive – filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013, shortly after he left the company.
Persons: Henrik Fisker, Patrick T, Fallon, Fisker, Nikola, Faraday, It's, Henrik Fisker's, Tesla, Sam Abuelsamid, Magna, Abuelsamid, Geeta Gupta, Gupta, Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Aston Martin, Organizations: Manhattan, Los Angeles Auto, AFP, Getty, Lordstown Motors, Guidehouse, Software, U.S, Canadian, Apple, Adobe, SAP America, Manpower, Systems, CNBC, Cox Automotive, Fisker, Inc, BMW Z8, Aston, Aston Martin DB9, China's Wanxiang Locations: Manhattan Beach , California, EVs, U.S, North America, Europe
AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess. For Henrik, whose earlier company, Fisker Automotive, filed for bankruptcy in 2013, his present predicament echoes the past.
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AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. But in the year since the Ocean's release, the company has delivered around 7,000 vehicles, a Fisker spokesperson said. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess.
Persons: , Henrik Fisker, Wendy Gruel's, Geeta Gupta, Gupta, Henrik Fisker's, James Bond, Henrik, Fisker, Rivian, Tesla, Phil McCarten, Magna, hadn't, YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, Kurt Mechling, he'd, they'd Organizations: Service, Business, TechCrunch, Aston Martin, BMW Z8, Magna International, Fisker Inc, Apollo Global Management, Tesla, Ford, GM, Magna, Reuters, Fisker, Business Insider, Engineers, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Technicians, California Bureau of Automotive, BI, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Fisker, Europe, California, Graz, Austria, Panera
C. Daniel Smith , 67, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon living in St. Joseph, Mo., on his 2002 BMW Z8, as told to A.J. Orthopedic surgeons have quite a bit of time between cases, and sometimes, to take the edge off, we would talk in the surgeon’s lounge about anything but work. I have a good surgeon friend named Steve Long who is, like me, nuts about cars, and oftentimes we would talk about our favorites. One day, we happened on the BMW Z8.
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