Although Fisker has finally received the official go-ahead from the U.S. federal court in regards to the purchase of a former General Motors plant in Delaware, the automaker has confirmed yet another delay for its expected on-sale date for its first vehicle – the Fisker Karma.
Fisker plans to build two different plug-in models at the Boxwood Road, Delaware, plant, once the $20 million deal closes in the early July, according to Delaware Online. “It’s a good day,” said Fisker spokesman Russell Datz. “We’re very excited here that the judge has approved the sale, and that there have been no appeals.”
The plant previously employed 450 workers prior to being closed by GM during bankruptcy, and Fisker said that it hopes to eventually employ as many as 2,000 workers at the location, producing as many as 100,000 vehicles per year by 2013, and 125,000 by 2014.
Just as soon as Fisker embraced the positive news concerning its future production facility, the automaker also announced yet another delay for its first model to go on sale. Datz explained that full production will now be delayed until the first three months of 2011, according to Detroit News, but the “first few customers” will get Karma deliveries before the close of 2010.
The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid is expected to retail for $88,000 when it goes on sale.
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