Fisker is seeking the approval of the Delaware bankruptcy court judge to sell 3,321 Ocean electric SUVs in its inventory at a significantly reduced price of around $14,000 per vehicle.
What Happened: Fisker, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June, is looking for approvals to sell 3,321 Ocean SUVs to New York-based American Lease for an aggregate of $46.25 million, not including delivery charges. It would mean that the company would be selling each Ocean SUV at just around $14,000 if given the nod.
The price point of $14,000 is significantly lower than the vehicle's current price as listed on the company website. According to Fisker, the cheaper Ocean variant called Sport starts at around $39,000 with the more premium two variants starting at about $53,000 and $61,500, respectively.
American Lease initially agreed to purchase just 2,100 EVs before Fisker filed for bankruptcy but later bumped the number up to purchase Fisker's entire inventory of 3,321 Ocean vehicles, the EV maker said in a court filing. American Lease is a vehicle leasing company that serves the ride-share community in and around New York City.
Why It Matters: Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and listed estimated assets in the range of $500 million to $1 billion and liabilities in the $100 million to $500 million range last month after potential investment talks with a major automaker collapsed in March. Its sole EV offering, the Ocean SUV, has been plagued by safety concerns and recalls.
Fisker said in early June that it is recalling 18,000 of its Ocean SUV vehicles in North America as well as Europe over software issues and non-compliance with safety standards.
In late June, Fisker again issued a recall of 12,523 Ocean vehicles in the U.S., Canada, and Europe citing concerns that their outer door handles may stick, preventing customers from entering or exiting the car.
NHTSA is currently investigating multiple issues with the Ocean SUVs including concerns of unintended activation of its automatic emergency braking system.
菲斯克正在寻求特拉华州破产法院法官的批准,以每辆车约14,000美元的价格出售其库存中的3,321辆海洋电动越野车。
发生了什么:6月份申请破产保护的菲斯克正在寻求批准向总部位于纽约的American Lease出售3,321辆Ocean SUV,总额为4,625万美元,不包括运费。这意味着如果获得批准,该公司将以略高于14,000美元的价格出售每辆Ocean SUV。
14,000美元的价格点大大低于公司网站上列出的该车的当前价格。根据菲斯克的说法,名为Sport的更便宜的海洋变体起价约为39,000美元,而更高级的两种变体的起价分别约为53,000美元和61,500美元。
这家电动汽车制造商在一份法庭文件中表示,在菲斯克申请破产之前,美国租赁公司最初同意仅购买2,100辆电动汽车,但后来增加了这一数字,购买了菲斯克的全部3,321辆海洋汽车。American Lease是一家汽车租赁公司,为纽约市及其周边地区的拼车社区提供服务。
为何重要:在3月份与一家大型汽车制造商的潜在投资谈判破裂后,菲斯克申请了第11章破产,上个月列出了估计在5亿至10亿美元之间的资产和1亿至5亿美元之间的负债。其唯一的电动汽车Ocean SUV一直受到安全问题和召回的困扰。
菲斯克在6月初表示,由于软件问题和不符合安全标准,它将在北美和欧洲召回18,000辆Ocean SUV汽车。
6月下旬,菲斯克再次在美国、加拿大和欧洲召回了12,523辆海洋汽车,理由是担心它们的外门把手可能会粘住,从而阻止客户进出汽车。
NHTSA目前正在调查Ocean SUV的多个问题,包括对其自动紧急制动系统意外启动的担忧。