Fisker is considering building its Karma plug-in hybrid in metro Detroit, a new report finds. The Karma — which Fisker is hoping will be the first plug-in hybrid to market that uses lithium-ion batteries — was introduce earlier this month in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show.
According to Vic Doolan, Fisker’s director of retail development, metro Detroit could be the ideal location to produce the Karma because of its available capacity, experienced workforce and proximity to suppliers.
While no location has been selected yet, Doolan told the Detroit Free Press that a Michigan production facility “does make a lot of sense.”
Fisker — which is based out of Orange County, California — hopes to begin deliveries of its $80,000 Karma in the fourth quarter of 2009.
