Henrik Fisker, the co-founder of EV maker Fisker Automotive, has resigned his post as executive chairman.
Company co-founder, CEO and executive design director and namesake, Henrik Fisker, was riding shotgun in the anticipated EV.
"I don't think very highly of Henrik Fisker, " Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, told Automobile magazine in a recent interview.
Founder Henrik Fisker is kicking off a 10-city marketing tour this week to promote the Karma and meet with dealers and potential customers.
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The resignation of co-founder Henrik Fisker was the last of a series of setbacks for the hybrid carmaker that may have sealed its fate.
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Unlike Henrik Fisker, Elon Musk seems to understand that a toy for the rich has to be both really cool and sort of useful.
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Auto designer Henrik Fisker, co-founder of start-up Fisker Automotive, resigned as executive chairman today over disagreements with management over the future of the luxury plug-in hybrid manufacturer.
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"With receipt of EPA certification in hand, we have achieved a major milestone by recording the first sales of our groundbreaking Karma sedan, " said Henrik Fisker, CEO and co-founder of Fisker Automotive.
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Henrik Fisker founded the company after stints at Ford, Aston Martin and BMW, where he helped develop the V8 Vantage and the Z8, both of which had prominent spots in James Bond films.
Based on an award-winning design by Henrik Fisker and powered by the internationally applauded Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 powertrain, Destino is the result of collaboration by industrialist Gilbert Villereal and former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz .
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Fisker is a hybrid automaker co-founded by design guru Henrik Fisker, who was responsible for designs at Ford, Aston Martin, and BMW (he helped develop the V8 Vantage and the Z8, both of which were featured in James Bond films).
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