The Ocean for just $20,000. Liquidation at Fisker

The coffers of Fisker are empty, production is halted, and negotiations with potential buyers are at a standstill.

Henrik Fisker could embody Jacques Chirac’s theory that troubles come in flocks. Indeed, 50,000 of the 70,000 reservations recorded to date for the Fisker Ocean have been canceled. The number may seem vague when discussing millions of sales at Tesla or BYD, but it represents the very survival of the manufacturer growing more distant with each lost sale.

A typical manufacturer would struggle to recover from such a situation, but for a company that desperately needs to generate more revenue, this is just hell. Fisker logically has to return a portion of the $250 deposit made at the order. Once the $25 processing fee is deducted, the calculation is particularly cruel since it amounts to $9,000,000 coming out of an empty cash register.

Liquidating after slashing prices

In total, Fisker has delivered just over 6,000 electric vehicles to date since the launch of the Ocean SUV in June of last year. Last week, Fisker cut the prices of the Ocean by up to 40% in an attempt to stimulate sales. In France, the discount amounts to 21,000 euros on the 100% electric Ocean in its Extreme trim. In the inventory offered by Fisker, it appears to be the only configuration available. This discount represents 30% of the catalog price, reducing the price from 64,790 euros to 43,790 euros. An interesting price in light of the vehicle’s features, but a nightmare in anticipation when one knows that once the keys are handed over you could find yourself without After-Sales Service and especially without spare parts!

Under these conditions, it’s not even a good deal, and we absolutely advise against being tempted. For proof, in the United States, the public price starts at just $24,999! The manufacturer even offers its employees a vehicle for $20,000. A sort of poisoned farewell gift.

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