The Fisker Ocean on display at the LA Auto Show on Nov. 19, 2021. That was important to Fisker, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and car owners, who filed objections to converting the bankruptcy to Chapter 7, noting the startup’s only vehicle — a premium SUV called the Ocean — has several open recalls for faulty door handles, loss …
Fisker, a much-hyped startup that sought to mimic Tesla’s success, has filed for bankruptcy, roughly a year after releasing its first electric-vehicle model. CEO Henrik Fisker’s first run at operating an automotive company also ended in bankruptcy, shortly after launching its first model, the $100,000 plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma. The next month, Fisker said it was halting production of the …