Fisker Karma deliveries delayed as firm waits for the emissions regulations certification
By Andrew, 16 Sep, 2011. 0 Comments
Fisker Karma
By the end of the month, Fisker Automotive will begin to provide U.S. dealers with demonstration models. The company is supported by a venture capital of $1 billion and some low-cost U.S. government loans but the delivery targets for its first product are missing. Sources told Ward's Auto that the delivery of the test vehicles relies on whether it receives a final emissions regulations certification from federal regulators. Henrik Fisker, the company’s founder and CEO, had promised the car back in September last year. Since then, Fisker had postponed the delivery date to March 2011.
Fisker then decided to move it further to September. Several dealers don’t expect for their orders to be filled until the first week of November. Mark Harding, sales manager at Fisker Santa Monica, a part of the Sullivan Automotive Group in Southern California, said that there is a strong interest in the vehicle and that it can’t arrive soon enough. Harding divulged that 100 Karma units have been presold by his dealership and that there are 50 more on the waiting list.
Ryan Moore, brand manager at Fisker Palm Beach, which is a part of the Palm Beach, FL, Motor Cars group, said that within the next several weeks, it will start to receive Karma deliveries, starting with as many as five of the first 100 Signature Series models that Henrik Fisker autographed. The final arrival of Fisker Karma is eagerly awaited by dealers and customers alike. Moore helps in managing one of the most successful Jaguar and Aston Martin stores in the country. Moore anticipates that the Fisker outlet will “perform very well” in its market too.
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