Deja Vu? Fisker Ramps Up For Debut Number Two - Will The Karma Be Better The Second Time Around?

As Fisker ramps up for its return to the luxury auto market with an updated version of its Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sports car, more than a few industry analysts question the brand’s viability going forward, citing its history of missed production deadlines, ongoing funding problems and, ultimately, bankruptcy.

Jim Taylor, chief marketing officer of what is now Fisker Automotive and Technology, answers doubts about his company’s market readiness with two words: Wanxiang Group, the name of the privately owned corporation that bought the automaker’s assets in 2014.

TheSteve - 9/23/2015 1:03:22 PM

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"Burned once, twice shy."

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me?"

"I'm sure they'll be fine second time around. Look at how Chrysler was reborn under Lee Iacocca."

TauronB2G - 9/23/2015 7:06:22 PM

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What's the point? It's an old design that was inherently flawed the 1st time. Given their past problems and reputation why would you even want one?
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MDarringer - 9/23/2015 8:35:56 PM

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Bury this turd

Cherokees - 9/24/2015 6:14:03 PM

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If they are not smart enough to change the design or upgrade a 2012 model for introduction in 2015, they are just running out the borrowed money again, grabbing all the money from investors and making a false attempt of it, that's a shame. It needs a 6 or 8 cylinder, or twice the batteries to compete.

iamdabest1 - 9/24/2015 11:09:21 PM

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the design i still think is beautiful and the fact that you never see any on the street should be enough to keep it fresh. not everyone out there are car fanatics like autospies members.
i think this car would be awesome if it were just a focused 5 series competitor . throw in a 5.0 v8 with 450hp and call it a day.