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Fisker Ocean in front of the NYSE

In contrast to its competitors, Fisker has so far not relied on its own production, but has its cars built to order.

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new York The car covers the whole façade of the New York Stock Exchange: It’s the end of November, and founder Henrik Fisker is celebrating the start of production of the Fisker Ocean at Austrian contract manufacturer Magna with a big presentation in New York. In front of the stock exchange there is a powder-blue ocean to get in and try out. The software is still a bit slow. “That will be solved,” says an assistant.

In an interview with the Handelsblatt, Henrik Fisker emphasizes the satisfaction at having managed to start production. “It was an incredible feeling of accomplishment,” he says. “Nobody believed that we would actually start production in November, exactly as predicted two years ago. It was just against all odds.”

In fact, the start of production of the Ocean, which is said to be available from $42,000, is an important step for Fisker. Meanwhile, there are still no signs of a trend reversal for electric cars on the stock exchange.

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