Boutique automaker Fisker has defied the global financial crisis to secure funding for the development of its electric sedan and convertible.

While motor city crumbles around him, Chief Executive Officer Henrik Fisker secured a cash boost of AUD$116.4 million (US$85 million) despite forecasts of doom for the manufacturer.

The company was adamant it would press on with [...]

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Fisker Automotive has let slip that it plans to release a lower-cost plug-in hybrid vehicle, which will be “a step above” the upcoming Tesla Model S and Chevy Volt.

Speaking to Inside Line, Fisker spokesman Russell Datz said the new model would be significantly less expensive than the $87,900 2010 Fisker Karma luxury sedan (below).
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Hybrid sportscar start-up Fisker Automotive has enlisted some 32 US car dealerships to help it sell the radically-styled Karma hybrid sports sedan, which is slated to enter production by the end of this year.

Fisker aims to sell over 15,000 Karmas each year, with a great proportion of sales coming from the USA. The California-based company [...]

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Not content with just debuting the production-ready Karma hybrid sports sedan, up-and-coming boutique manufacturer Fisker also decided to take the wraps off its next eco-friendly project at the Detroit Auto Show: the Karma S Concept.

Essentially a two-door convertible version of the Karma sedan, the Karma S Concept boasts the same 300kW hybrid drivetrain and [...]

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It looks like the Detroit Motor Show will be a big one for Fisker. The specialty manufacturer is set to unveil its Karma hybrid vehicle and has now confirmed it will also take the wraps of its closely guarded Karma ‘S’ Sunset convertible concept.

We’ve seen plenty of the Fisker Karma by now, but the Sunset [...]

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Having recently revealed the Karma’s production form rear-end and flank, Fisker has now provided a photo of the front end (and here we were thinking Fisker might want to save something for Detroit). That gaping maw is still there, albeit with a few revisions, but it does seem to work a touch better in the silver [...]

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What you see above is the first official shot of the Fisker Karma hybrid vehicle in production-ready guise. No surprises for guessing there’s no front-view available as Fisker is keen not to ruin the surprise. Fisker Automotive has confirmed it will showcase the luxury saloon at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show.

The Karma is not expected to detour greatly [...]

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