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Fisker is an American company, based here in California. (I've seen one of their prototypes cruising around, it's very cool.)

Their engineering and administrative staff are here in the US.

Yes, initial assembly of the Karma is in Finland, by Valmet, a contract manufacturer. The major powertrain subsystems and many other components are supplied by US manufacturers.

Using a contract manufacturer for initial production allows them to get cars to customers and money flowing quicker so they don't have to rely as much on borrowed money. They can bring production of the Karma home after they have their factory built out (although their plan is to start building a new model in the plant first).

That factory is in Wilmington, Delaware. It's one that General Motors shuttered during their free fall. It'll take time and money to modernize it.



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Ah that's entirely a different matter: the Fisker deal may work out well. I'd say it's still in process.

You started out saying you didn't want to get political, but you took a shot at Al Gore......while quoting the likes of Kate Hicks on townhall.com

You have to understand that I see that as highly ironic.
 
OK I can see your point, so let me clarify that Gore remark. I have nothing against Al Gore any more than any other politician. It just seems that there are an unusual amount of former politicians involved with companies who got grants/stimulus money etc or who are on boards of these companies. The insider trading controversy that has been rumbled about over the past few months with sitting members of congress is a-political. They are all involved.

The quoted source is not one that I read often or know much about. I've just become very distrustful of our government and the way that things are going in this country. Again, that is of BOTH sides of the aisle.

You obviously don't like Kate Hicks. That's OK too. I have no feelings one way or the other. I'll probably never read her again. It was by accident that I found the article.

I hope the Fisker deal does work out and jobs do come to this country. Lord knows we need them going this way instead of the other way. But I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
 
Thanks for your reply.

The connection to ex-politicians being on company boards (and then milking the rest of us) is a problem for me too. I agree with you 100% on that.

And I have no objection to Kate Hicks making a living doing whatever she does....in the same sense that I don't mind if Al Sharpton or Rush Limbaugh makes a living.
I'm just careful about believing any of them. :laugh:

I hope the Fisker thing works, partly because it seems like such a waste not to use that brand new factory in Delaware for <span style="text-decoration: underline">something</span> (it's the factory they built the Skye and Solstice in). That place provided a lot of good and needed American jobs when it was running. But it may be a long shot, so I understand your doubts.
 
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