The automobile market is going through a time of constant transformation, with the emergence of electric cars, the increase in fuel prices or the decrease in the purchase of new cars by users, which has caused the bankruptcy of some companies.
This is the case of the American automobile manufacturer Fisker Inc., based in California, which is now in bankruptcy. forced to close all its factories and to make a forced liquidation, at the same time that customers in the French market will have to return their cars, as reported by the French media Marie France.
To understand the bankruptcy of this American company, which decided to break into the electric car market at the beginning of the 2000s, you have to know a little about the context and data about this voracious panoramain which Asian electric cars have no rival.
Bankruptcy, factory closures and car returns
By the end of 2023, there were 28 million 100% electric vehicles worldwide, 57% of which were traveling on Chinese roads24% in Europe and 12.5% in the United States. Specifically, it is Tesla that takes the lion’s share with almost 20% of the total registered vehicles and is followed by the Chinese brand BYD with 16.5%, a high level of competition that makes it difficult for other brands to have weight in the market. .
So much so that competition has destroyed the American manufacturer that it is forced to close its factories. This is Fisker Inc. In the early 2000s, the brand launched itself into the world of electric vehicles with the company Fisker Automotive. However, it went bankrupt in 2013 and was bought by a Chinese group. That’s when the founder launched Fisker Inc, marketing the Ocean One modelwhich is the most successful, with 55,000 pre-orders on sale.
What has happened? In France, the company has only sold 165 vehicles, insufficient figures that do not compensate the manufacturer. Thus, in June 2024, the courts ordered the liquidation of the manufacturer Fisker, with serious liquidity problems that They drove the company into bankruptcy.
Now, customers who purchased one of these cars will have to return the vehicle, since requires regular updates and its main supplier no longer exists. In fact, to defend their interests, the owners decided to create the Fisker France Owners Association (FOAF), which joins the American FOA.
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